Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
Jesus is victorious and we are granted his blessings, one of those blessings is hope. As we rejoice in hope, may we unselfishly share that hope with others. Our world needs hope. As friends of Jesus, we are called upon to share his hope with everyone we meet.

50 DAYS OF EASTER — FR. TERRY
The 50 days of Easter are celebrated as one great feast day or as St. Athanasius said, as one "great Sunday." At the beginning of the 50 days is the Easter octave. Octave is Latin for eight. During the octave, we celebrate the feast on the day itself and then seven days later with prayers that make reference to it being the same Easter day. This is to signify the octave as treating Easter as one day. The 50 days of Easter will conclude with Pentecost (meaning fifty). May we live in the peace, joy, and hope of the risen Jesus, which will cause our faith to be contagious.