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Some
Spiritual Reading Resources on
the Resurrection and Easter
Season
Sermons / homilies
from the early church fathers
• The
Easter
Alleluia, by Augustine, 5th century
• The
Power
of Faith, by Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th
century
• The
Spiritual
Passover, by Pseudo-Chrysostom
• Why
Christians
come together on Sunday, by Justin
Martyr, 2nd century
• The
Lord's
Descent into the Underworld, from an
ancient homily for Holy Saturday
• The
Victory
of the Lamb of God, by Melito of
Sardis, 2nd century
• The
Easter
Praise of Christ, by Melito of Sardis,
2nd century
• The
Good
Shepherd gives new life beyond the grave,
by Basil of Seleucia
• The
Cross
of Christ gives life to the human race,
by Ephraem Syriac, 4th century
• The Lamb
that was slain has given us new life:
Passover homily by Melito
of Sardis (2nd century AD)
• The
Death
of Death by Augustine
Reflections and
Meditations
• What Is
the Resurrection of Jesus? by Josef
Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI
• The
Cross
- the One True Glorification of God,
by Joseph Ratzinger/ Pope Benedict XVI
• Recognizing
the
Presence of Jesus, by Romano
Guardini
• The
Ascension
of Christ, by Fulton J. Sheen
•
The
Incarnate,
Crucified, and Risen Christ, by
Dieterich Bonhoeffer
• The
Resurrection
of Christ Is God’s Yes to Us, by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Exalted
Over
All, by Steve Clark
• Receiving
Redemption: United with Christ we pass
from death to new life, by Steve Clark
• New
Life
in Christ, by Steve Clark
• Dying
to
Defeat Death: The death of Jesus was a
victory over death itself, by Steve Clark
• The
Redeemer
Who Died, by Steve Clark
• New
Birth
into Living Hope: A commentary on 1 Peter
1:3-9, by Dr. Daniel Keating
• The
Good
News of Easter, by Fr. Herb Schneider,
SJ
• Behold
the
Lamb by Dave Quintana
•
The
Triumph
of the Cross: The Risen Lord opens the
Scriptures to his disciples on the road to
Emmaus, by Jeanne Kun
• Mary
Magdalene:A
portrait of love stronger than death,
by Jeanne Kun
• Simon
Peter:
transforming weakness into strength,
by Jeanne Kun
• Mary
Magdalene:
The First Witness to the Risen Christ,
by Jeanne Kun
• Awakened
to
Eternity, poem by Jeanne Kun
• Thomas
meets
the Risen Christ, by Jeanne Kun
• Graven
on
the Palms of Your Hands, a poem by
Jeanne Kun
•
Road
to
Emmaus, painting and reflection by
John Dunne
• The
Son
Risen with Healing, by Patrick Henry
Reardon
• The
Truth
Who Lives, by Patrick Henry Reardon
• News
of
the Resurrection (meditation on
Mattahew 28:8-15)
• Breaking
of
the bread at Emmaus (meditation on Luke
24:13-35)
• "Do
not
be faithless, but believing!"
(meditation on John 20:19-31)
Links to other seasonal
spiritual readings:
• Spiritual
Reading on the Resurrection
of Christ and the Easter season
• Spiritual Reading
on Pentecost
and the Gift of the Holy Spirit
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