On the first Easter morning – the Day of the Resurrection – Mary Magdalene went to the other disciples with some momentous news – breaking news!

“I have seen the Lord” (John 20: 18)

Mary had just met the risen Lord.  It was life-changing experience for her; and a life-changing experience for the other disciples as they met the risen Christ during the days after his resurrection.

In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ,

“Praise be to God … who in his great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead!” (1 Peter 1: 3)

At this time we are celebrating the Feast of the Resurrection, or Easter.  Incidentally, we have not had Easter this early for Ninety five (95) years and the next time we are going to have Easter this early will be in Two Hundred and Twenty (220) years’ time – 2228! Be that as it may, early or late, Easter continues to be celebrated joyously annually.

My dear Bishops, Clergy and good people of the CPWA,

The Lord is Risen!!

The Feast of the Resurrection, or Easter Day, is the backbone of the Christian faith. The fact that our God came to live among us here on earth in the form of the man Jesus, and events of the first Good Friday and Easter Day, is the reason for the existence of the Christian faith.