Have a blessed Easter ... Christos Anecti

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I wish to all of you a very blessed Easter .. Christos Anecti

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If any man be devout and loveth God,
Let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast!
If any man be a wise servant,
Let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord.

If any have laboured long in fasting,
Let him how receive his recompense.
If any have wrought from the first hour,
Let him today receive his just reward.
If any have come at the third hour,
Let him with thankfulness keep the feast.
If any have arrived at the sixth hour,
Let him have no misgivings;
Because he shall in nowise be deprived therefore.
If any have delayed until the ninth hour,
Let him draw near, fearing nothing.
And if any have tarried even until the eleventh hour,
Let him, also, be not alarmed at his tardiness.


For the Lord, who is jealous of his honour,
Will accept the last even as the first.
He giveth rest unto him who cometh at the eleventh hour,
Even as unto him who hath wrought from the first hour.
And He showeth mercy upon the last,
And careth for the first;
And to the one He giveth,
And upon the other He bestoweth gifts.
And He both accepteth the deeds,
And welcometh the intention,
And honoureth the acts and praises the offering.

Wherefore, enter ye all into the joy of your Lord;
Receive your reward,
Both the first, and likewise the second.
You rich and poor together, hold high festival!
You sober and you heedless, honour the day!
Rejoice today, both you who have fasted
And you who have disregarded the fast.
The table is full-laden; feast ye all sumptuously.
The calf is fatted; let no one go hungry away.
Enjoy ye all the feast of faith:
Receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness.

Let no one bewail his poverty,
For the universal Kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one weep for his iniquities,
For pardon has shown forth from the grave.
Let no one fear death,
For the Saviour's death has set us free.
He that was held prisoner of it has annihilated it.


By descending into Hell, He made Hell captive.
He embittered it when it tasted of His flesh.
And Isaiah, foretelling this, did cry:
Hell, said he, was embittered
When it encountered Thee in the lower regions.

It was embittered, for it was abolished.
It was embittered, for it was mocked.
It was embittered, for it was slain.
It was embittered, for it was overthrown.
It was embittered, for it was fettered in chains.
It took a body, and met God face to face.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen.

O Death, where is thy sting?
O Hell, where is thy victory?


Christ is risen, and thou art overthrown!
Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!
Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen, and life reigns!
Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave.
For Christ, being risen from the dead,
Is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

To Him be glory and dominion
Unto ages of ages.

Amen.
 
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I watched H.H. Pope Bendict while he was saying Christ is Risen in diffrent languages .. it was great ..
Let me share with you this hymn...

O all you heavenly hosts, praise to our God with tunes of praises.
And rejoice with us today joyfully, for the resurrection of the Master the Christ.
Today the prophecies are fulfilled, and the sayings of the forefathers have been completed
By the Resurrection of the Lord from the dead, and He is the beginning of the resurrected.
The Lord has risen as the one who sleeps, and as a drunk from wine.
And has granted us the everlasting joy, and redeemed us from the bitter slavery.
 
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in the next 15 years it will happen 4 times: really a lot !

Should it be a sign that it is the time to arrive to an intercommunion?

You still need a SIGN to tell you that????:)

(But I hope that those who still do, will take it as one...)
 
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You still need a SIGN to tell you that????:)

(But I hope that those who still do, will take it as one...)

I think that the Apostolic churches ( RC , OO & EO) should work hard for that ...
Unfortunately i think it is Impossible to have a theology dialogue with the Protestants
 
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I think that the Apostolic churches ( RC , OO & EO) should work hard for that ...
Unfortunately i think it is Impossible to have a theology dialogue with the Protestants

Yes. If before the CVII there was confusion in the CC, the CVII clearly divided in two the not-catholic christians:
- churches with apostolic succession (unitatis redintegratio §14-18)
- churches / ecclesial communities without apostolic succession (unitatis redintegratio §19-23)
For each of these two groups is indicated a different ecumenism: for the fisrt the direct aim is the 'communion", for the second the direct aim is only the ecumenical dialogue..
 
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