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Tag: Easter

  • An Old English (c. 12th century) Homily on Easter Day

    Homily 16 from a collection of Old English Homilies from the 12 century or so.  XVI. ON EASTER DAY. This is the day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. This day our Lord has made to gladden us and bless us; let us give thanks to Him and…

  • Lancelot Andrewes (and other Anglo-Catholics) Discussing Passover and Easter

    Thanks to Project Canterbury, a number of Lancelot Andrewes’ sermons are available online with mostly modern spellings.  The English seems to be fairly accurately transcribed (by Dr. Marianne Dorman), and the Latin seems very good, but other languages are less likely to satisfy the reader.  The work with Lancelot Andrewes’ sermons seems to be part…

  • Easter Eggs and Jesus' Rebirth?

    Mr. Lankford recently directed me to the following statement that betrays a misunderstanding of the connection between Easter and eggs: Easter means nothing to me. Which is why I bought all these eggs. Eggs aren’t religious symbols to me. I’m not a Christian recognising the death and rebirth of Jesus. Not a Jew celebrating the…