Resurrection of Christ, by Raphael, ca. AD1500.
Happy Easter Monday! Yesterday, Easter Sunday, was really only the first day of Easter -- as this highest of Feasts has a 1st Class Octave -- as we celebrate Easter on these eight days, all of which are 1st Class Feasts, or Solemnities. This is the holiest and most celebratory week of the year -- each of these days is like another Easter! As such, this blog will continue with the Easter day theme throughout the week. Of course, the full Easter Season lasts fifty days, until Pentecost.
Here is the Alleluia verse from Easter Monday:
For more on Easter and Eastertide, you might consult:
Old Catholic Encyclopedia: Easter
Fish Eaters: Eastertide
It is worth noting something, too, of the idea of an Octave:
Old Catholic Encyclopedia: Octave
Check back later this week, as I continue to present various aspects of this glorious feast!
Surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia, et apparuit Simoni, alleluia!
Live well!
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