Posted on 04/12/2009 3:53:04 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet
Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter.
May God Bless each and every one of you
And God Bless America.
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AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO BELIEVE
“God so loved the World he gave his only begotten Son…..”
“He is not here; for he has risen” Mathew 28:6
May you rejoice in His triumph, on Easter and Always
PLEASE REMEMBER CAPT PHILLIPS AND HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS AS WELL AS ALL OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE SERVING
A BLESSED EASTER TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF FR! :) =^..^=
And the same to all you good folks over in the New Hampshire Grants, hereinafter referred to as “The Grants”.
“;^)
Same to you Conservative Vermont Vet,
and to everyone out there GOD bless and celebrate the gift JESUS gave you.
Wishing all Freepers a blessed day! And wish all prosperity in the rest of this year.
Thank you, and may God Bless You.
Christ is risen!
Happy Easter to you too!
God Bless FR and our Republic!
John: 3-16
"W" if what I read is true. . . . it wasn't 16-3
He is risen! Happy Easter to all of you and your families!
Happy Easter!
May God Bless you greatly!
Thank you Lord for all you have done and all that you are going to do!
We have a good God and a GREAT SAVIOR!!!!
Just now getting ready to go to Mass to thank God for allowin me to once again arise from sleep, there are so many of my friends who will never rise again on this earthly sphere.
It has been a rough year for funerals.
He is risen indeed!
I ask your special prayers for Christians around the world and for our beloved nation today.
Happy Easter, everyone! HE IS RISEN!!!
He is risen indeed. Hallelujah!
He IS Risen, indeed!
You to and all our FRiends at Free Republic...happy Easter 2009!!! God Bless us all.
Indeed Happy Easter to all!!
He is risen! Alleluia!
Happy Easter, Freepers
Happy Easter.
ALIVE! FOREVER! AMEN!
Saviour . . He can move the mountains
He is Mighty to Save
There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
I CAN’T FIND MY BASKET !!!
He is Risen Indeed.
Happy Easter!
Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God?
Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival!
Is there anyone who is a grateful servant?
Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!
Are there any weary with fasting?
Let them now receive their wages!
If any have toiled from the first hour,
let them receive their due reward;
If any have come after the third hour,
let him with gratitude join in the Feast!
And he that arrived after the sixth hour,
let him not doubt; for he too shall sustain no loss.
And if any delayed until the ninth hour,
let him not hesitate; but let him come too.
And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour,
let him not be afraid by reason of his delay.
For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first.
He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour,
as well as to him that toiled from the first.
To this one He gives, and upon another He bestows.
He accepts the works as He greets the endeavor.
The deed He honors and the intention He commends.
Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord!
First and last alike receive your reward;
rich and poor, rejoice together!
Sober and slothful, celebrate the day!
You that have kept the fast, and you that have not,
rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!
Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one.
Let no one go away hungry. Partake, all, of the cup of faith.
Enjoy all the riches of His goodness!
Let no one grieve at his poverty,
for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again;
for forgiveness has risen from the grave.
Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free.
He has destroyed it by enduring it.
He destroyed Hades when He descended into it.
He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh.
Isaiah foretold this when he said,
“You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below.”
Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with.
It was in an uproar because it is mocked.
It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed.
It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated.
It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive.
Hell took a body, and discovered God.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.
O death, where is thy sting?
O Hades, where is thy victory?
Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen!
+John Chrysostomos
Christ Arose!
YES! Let the truth be known... the Dayspring of God has overcome the world and death.. and given ALL His believers new life.... eternal... (now THAT is a loooooong time... hope to meet you there)
A Blessed Easter to all!
The Tomb is EMPTY, so YOU don’t have to be.
~faith.
Amen, ziravan!
Yes, Christ is risen! Happy Easter
Thanks for this. Have a Blessed Easter
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Praise GOD that
LOVE is the only reality and
...GOD is LOVE.
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HE is risen!
By Don Francisco.
LLS
Happy Easter!
Our church has an audiovisual presentation of He’s Alive every Easter right after the message.
HE IS RISEN! Happy Easter to all!
The Easter Homily of St John Chrysostom
Christ is risen
If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful and radiant festival.
If anyone is a wise servant, let him, rejoicing, enter into the joy of his Lord.
If anyone has wearied himself in fasting, let him now receive his recompense.
If anyone has labored from the first hour, let him today receive his just reward. If anyone has come at the third hour, with thanksgiving let him keep the feast. If anyone has arrived at the sixth hour, let him have no misgivings; for he shall suffer no loss. If anyone has delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near without hesitation. If anyone has arrived even at the eleventh hour, let him not fear on account of his delay. For the Master is gracious and receives the last, even as the first; he gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, just as to him who has labored from the first. He has mercy upon the last and cares for the first; to the one he gives, and to the other he is gracious. He both honors the work and praises the intention.
Enter all of you, therefore, into the joy of our Lord, and, whether first or last, receive your reward. O rich and poor, one with another, dance for joy! O you ascetics and you negligent, celebrate the day! You that have fasted and you that have disregarded the fast, rejoice today! The table is rich-laden; feast royally, all of you! The calf is fatted; let no one go forth hungry!
Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness.
Let no one lament his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one mourn his transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave.
Let no one fear death, for the Saviour’s death has set us free.
He that was taken by death has annihilated it! He descended into hades and took hades captive! He embittered it when it tasted his flesh! And anticipating this Isaiah exclaimed, “Hades 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 purged! It was embittered, for it was despoiled! It was embittered, for it was bound in chains!
It took a body and, face to face, met God! It took earth and encountered heaven! It took what it saw but crumbled before what it had not seen!
“O death, where is thy sting? O hades, where is thy victory?”
Christ is risen, and you are 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 a tomb!
For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the First-fruits of them that slept.
To him be glory and might unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Born at Antioch, c. 347; died at Commana in Pontus, 407.
Jesus is Alive!
Happy Easter
A Happy Easter to all He is Risen indeed
wonderful graphic! thank you & happy Easter FRiend!
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