A Season of Renewal and New life April 16, 2025 Dear Prep Community Members, In 325 CE, the Council of Nicaea decreed that Easter should be celebrated in the spring (at least in the northern hemisphere). As the last snow melts and plant buds burst with new life, we celebrate the hope and glory of the risen Christ. Darkness to light. Winter retreat and hibernation […]
From Darkness to light: Transitioning from Lent to Easter March 26, 2024 The seasons of the church’s liturgical year very often play out as a rhythmic from-to transition. The shift from Lent to Easter is no exception. For 40 days, we experience the quietude of reflection, repentance, and renewal that define the Lenten season, and then via the Triduum abruptly shift to the thunderous celebratory crescendo of Easter and […]
