Easter
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Fr. Jim's Easter Message
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Cardinal tobin's easter message
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Read A Message from Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Newark April 1, 2020
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Links
- Caring for your family’s spiritual needs during the COVID-19 outbreak
- How to Make a Home Altar
- Watching Mass at Home? Here’s 4 Amazing Ways to Improve Your Spiritual Experience
- WATCH: Holy Week in Three Minutes
- The Ultimate Guide for Celebrating Holy Week With Kids!
- Palm Sunday, Holy Week at Home
- MagnifiKid Palm Sunday and Holy Week
- The Ultimate Guide for Celebrating Holy Week With Kids!
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Since we cannot be physically together as a parish community, here are some ideas for you to celebrate Easter within your family, the domestic church. May this time with your family create “holy moments” in your homes that you will remember and cherish in the midst of our current “storm.”
On Easter, stay connected with your family and friends creatively; you can make calls, Skype, FaceTime, use Zoom or Google to connect to multiple households. Share a meal together while you Skype or do virtual Easter Egg hunts! Anything we can do to bring joy to those we love, is time well spent.
Easter Sunday this year will be different, but it can also be a very memorable one at home with the family. Here are some ideas. -
Get ready to watch the livestream of the Mass at home
Here are some ways to improve your spiritual experience.
Click on the link to the left, "Watching Mass at Home? Here’s 4 Amazing Ways to Improve Your Spiritual Experience."
Keep vigil on Saturday night. If the weather cooperates, have a bonfire, read some of the readings from the Easter Vigil, and pray in thanksgiving. Christ is risen, even in this strange year. If you have holy water at home, bless yourselves and give thanks for the gift of your baptism.
Get the children (and adults) ready to follow along with the Mass
MagnifiKid provides a very child friendly booklet that the children can view on their computer or tablet.
Link for the Saturday Night Easter Vigil: "MagnifiKid Easter Vigil"
Link for Easter Sunday "MagnifiKid Easter Sunday"
Link for the "Adult Worship Aide for the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday" scroll down to the Easter Vigil or Easter
Archdiocese of Newark Mass Schedule with Cardinal Tobin
Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 11, 8:30 PM
Easter Sunday, April 12, 12:00 PM
Link to livestream Mass
Make a spiritual communion.
Prayer for Spiritual CommunionDear Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive your Body and Blood. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. Stay close to me, Jesus, so that I may be close to all our sisters and brothers, especially those who are most in need of your loving care. Amen.
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Easter Food Ideas & Videos & Crafts
Food: How To Make Easter Story Cookies by Catholic Icing
Food: How To Make Resurrection Eggs- 2 Dozen Ideas!
Food: Resurrection Rolls Recipe And Story
Video: He is Risen! The Power of the Resurrection (Formed.org)
Video: The Easter Story
Craft: Way of Light Mini Coloring Book and Bible Study
Coloring Page: What Easter Looks Like Coloring Page