Schlagwort: pascha

A Blessed Passover Season Concluded – Looking forward to Pentecost!

✝️ Active Notes of St Andrew’s OCC A Blessed Passover Season Concluded We give thanks for a blessed and edifying Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread this year. As this holy season has now concluded, we look ahead with anticipation to the coming Sabbath and the continued rhythm of worship, reflection, and preparation in Christ. […]

Seventh Day of Unleavened Bread — The Fulfillment in Christ and the Apostolic Pattern

As we come to the Seventh Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread—a High Holy Day, it is fitting that we pause in thanksgiving and reflection on the fullness of what has been accomplished in Christ, and what continues in Him. This is not merely a remembrance of something past, but a participation in something […]

Pascha at Dawn: The Firstfruits, the Resurrection, and the Apostolic Pattern of Worship

Pascha at Dawn: The Firstfruits, the Resurrection, and the Apostolic Pattern of Worship A Living Tradition Rooted in Scripture Before turning to the Scriptures themselves, it is helpful to begin with the living practice of the Church, because the liturgy preserves what the apostles handed down in a continuous and recognizable form. Among Western traditions, […]

Pascha, Not Paganism: Why Easter Is Not Pagan

Pascha, Not Paganism: A Direct Answer to the Claim That “Easter Is Pagan” A biblical, historical, and practical defense of the Resurrection feast rooted in Passover—not paganism Quick Overview (Key Points at a Glance) 1. Pascha = Passover fulfilled in Christ — not a pagan feast — The Resurrection celebration comes directly from the biblical […]