Mother Mary accompanies the faithful during this holy and joyous season.
“Eastertide,” as it was once commonly referred to, lasts 50 days, making it the longest season on the Church’s liturgical calendar.
Get acquainted with some time-honored Easter traditions:
Feast. During the ultimate celebration and Feast of Feasts, there is no fasting. “They are days devoted exclusively to joy,” explains The Liturgical Year by Benedictine Abbot Dom Guéranger.
Pray the Stations of Light. The Stations of Light or Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis) recall 14 events after the Resurrection all the way through the Church’s birthday on Pentecost. As the Vatican’s Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy explains: “Using the metaphor of a journey, the Via Lucis moves from the experience of suffering, which in God’s plan is part of life, to the hope of arriving at man’s true end: liberation, joy and peace, which are essentially Paschal values.” (Learn more here.)
Enjoy Easter flowers. Keep fresh blooms in your home, especially lilies. “Easter lilies, the flower most associated with this holy season, are symbols of purity and hope. Some have speculated that they symbolize the Resurrection of Jesus because they look like trumpets announcing that Jesus
