SAPELE/DELTA STATE MUST BETTER. 20TH DAY OF APRIL. EASTER MESSAGE FROM TAFIA ELENGORO. Easter wey we dey celebrate so many of us nor know d meaning but today i wan make sure say we nor dey ignorant of dis great event. Them first dey call am Pasch or Pascha (the two latter names derived, through Latin Pascha and Greek Paskha, from Hebrewḥ) or we still fit call am Resurrection Sunday,EASTER na festival and holiday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,wey dem describe for the New Testament wey occur three days after his crucifixion at Calvary. Na the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent according to Catholics worldwide, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. The last week according to Catholics wey be d first set of people to celebrate dis Easter say d last week of d Lent is called Holy Week, and it contains the days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday), commemorating the Last Supper and its preceding foot washing, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter dey followed with a fifty-day period called Eastertide, or the Easter Season, ending with Pentecost Sunday. Easter na moveable feast, meaning e nor dey fixed in relation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the March equinox. Permit me to use English here. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on 21 March (although the astronomical equinox occurs on 20 March in most years), and the Full Moon is not necessarily on the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies from 22 March to 25 April inclusive. Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian calendar, whose 21 March corresponds, during the 21st century, to 3 April in the Gregorian calendar, and in which therefore the celebration of Easter varies between 4 April and 8 May. Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for Easter and Passover are identical or very similar. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church and decorating Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades. There are also various traditional Easter foods that vary regionally but in this part of Nigeria we dont honour such traditions. Easter is a season for us to reflect on the pains Christ Jesus passed through for us to gain Salvation. Today Christ after been tortured and crucified ROSE and ascended into Heaven,breaking every chains of distraction in our lives. He has defeated death and given us the power to do same with the power of the Holy Spirit and Grace of God in us. Today i implore all of us here in this forum to be up and doing to always make God smiles so that our needs will not be far from us. REFLECTIONS: Easter gives hope for tomorrow, as after our seasoner troubles Our hearts will be filled with gladness as hearts rejoice and sing. May the angels protect us. May sadness forget us, may goodness surround us and may Lord Jesus Christ always bless you all in this forum. Most High, glorious God, enlighten the shadows of our heart, and grant unto us a right faith, a certain hope and perfect charity, sense and understanding, Lord, so that we may accomplish Thy holy and true command. Prayer Lord, the resurrection of Your Son has given us new life and renewed hope. Help us to live as new people in pursuit of the Christian ideal. Grant us wisdom to know what we must do, the will to want to do it, the courage to undertake it, the perseverance to continue to do it, and the strength to complete it. AMEN. HAPPY EASTER TO YOU FROM OUR STUDIO. Who cook? I dey hungry and na Easter rice i wan eat. SAPELE/DELTA STATE MUST BETTER.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:17:48 +0000
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