Assistant Principal - Mission - Staff and Student Wellbeing

What is Easter? 

Without a doubt one of the most important celebrations in the Christian calendar, Easter is a holiday that celebrates the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. After his crucifixion, death, and burial, three days later, he arose from the grave. In doing so, he conquered death and redeemed us from sin if we believe in Him. Remembering the resurrection of Jesus is a way to renew daily hope that with His help we too can have victory over sin.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the core of the Christian gospel. Saint Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the dead, then our preaching and hope are in vain (1 Cor. 15:14). Certainly, without the resurrection, there would be no Christian preaching or faith. The apostles of Christ would have continued as the disheartened group which the Gospel of John depicts being in hiding for fear of the Jews. They were in total despair until they met the risen Christ (John 20:19). Then they touched Christ's wounds of the nails and the spear; they ate and drank with Him. The resurrection became the foundation of everything they said and did (Acts 2-4): “...for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have” (Luke 24:39).

The resurrection affirms Jesus of Nazareth as not only the prophesied Messiah of Israel but as the King and Lord of New Jerusalem: a new heaven and a new earth.

This resurrection of Jesus and the whole of Holy week helps us to see how our faith should be about setting aside our doubts, and knowing that we are not broken in His eyes through His love for us and through the light of the world that is Jesus.

With easing Covid restrictions many of us may have the opportunity to come together with friends and family. As we do, we should also think about the true meaning of Easter. May you all have a holy, safe and happy Easter.

The information presented above in part comes from the attached documents. Feel free to read more about what Easter means to Christians.

True meaning of Easter and why is it celebrated

Understanding the meaning of Easter as explained by Catholic Life

Until next term:

"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime." M.Luther