On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.

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Two days before Easter, Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the most somber days of the religion's year.

Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, in his homily emphasized the importance of self-gift over self-reliance and on surrender of ...

The Gospel of Matthew describes the death of Christ with incredible signs that are meant to draw our attention to something ...

The sixth word from the cross brings us to the death of the Lord Jesus, crucified for our sake.

In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the ...

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The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is not a symbol of death but a message of unconditional love, hope and new life, Manila ...

Christ’s rising from death is the Father’s seal of approval on his life and work. As St. Paul puts it, “If Christ has not risen, in vain is our preaching and your believing in it” (Read 1 Cor 15,13).

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