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Mxmsj: /* Calculating the year of the death and resurrection of Jesus */

2026-04-11T08:50:22Z

Calculating the year of the death and resurrection of Jesus

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	:: Fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar: 29 AD (beginning of John the Baptist's ministry, Lk 3:1).		:: Fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar: 29 AD (beginning of John the Baptist's ministry, Lk 3:1).
	:: Jesus public ministry must have taken place between 29 and 36 AD.		:: Jesus public ministry must have taken place between 29 and 36 AD.
	:: Akin believes that Jesus was crucified on the day of Passover. Only two years have ~~Friday~~ on a ~~Passover~~, 30 and 33 AD.		:: Akin believes that Jesus was crucified on the day of Passover. Only two years have Passover on a Friday, 30 and 33 AD.
	:: John describes a two- or three-year ministry, so 30 AD is out, leaving us with 33 AD.		:: John describes a two- or three-year ministry, so 30 AD is out, leaving us with 33 AD.
	:: Julian dates: Good Friday on April 3 and Easter on April 5.		:: Julian dates: Good Friday on April 3 and Easter on April 5.
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	I asked grok whether Jesus died on the day of Passover.		I asked grok whether Jesus died on the day of Passover.

	[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg_a4384523-e99a-41ef-b0fa-c0f31292c35d Grok says] that the [[The Four Gospels\|synoptic gospels (Mt, Mk, Lk)]] portray the Last Supper as the Passover meal while John ~~treats~~ it occurring before Passover.		[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg_a4384523-e99a-41ef-b0fa-c0f31292c35d Grok says] that the [[The Four Gospels\|synoptic gospels (Mt, Mk, Lk)]] portray the Last Supper as the Passover meal, which means that Jesus dies on Nisan 15, while John 13:1, 18:28, and 19:14 describe it as occurring before Passover. This would be Nisan 14.

			If we agree that Jesus died on a Friday, then the synoptics disagree with John about which evening was the Passover meal in our naming system. The synoptics say Thursday while John says Friday. For the synoptics, Jesus died on the day of Passover. For John, Jesus died during the time when the lambs were being slain in preparation for the Passover meal that evening.

	[[Category: Liturgical Year]]		[[Category: Liturgical Year]]

Mxmsj: /* Calculating the year of the death and resurrection of Jesus */

2026-04-11T08:41:32Z

Calculating the year of the death and resurrection of Jesus

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	:: Gregorian dates: Good Friday on April 1 and Easter on April 3.		:: Gregorian dates: Good Friday on April 1 and Easter on April 3.


			I asked grok whether Jesus died on the day of Passover.

			[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg_a4384523-e99a-41ef-b0fa-c0f31292c35d Grok says] that the [[The Four Gospels\|synoptic gospels (Mt, Mk, Lk)]] portray the Last Supper as the Passover meal while John treats it occurring before Passover.

	[[Category: Liturgical Year]]		[[Category: Liturgical Year]]

Mxmsj at 08:27, 11 April 2026

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 == The Gospel of the Holy Spirit ==
 The Acts of the Apostles is read sequentially on the weekdays of the Easter Season — cover to cover.  Dr. Peter Kreeft calls Acts "the gospel of the Holy Spirit."
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2024-02-27T07:13:31Z

The Gospel of the Holy Spirit

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	== The Gospel of the Holy Spirit ==		== The Gospel of the Holy Spirit ==
	The Acts of the Apostles is read sequentially on the weekdays of the Easter Season — cover to cover. Peter Kreeft calls Acts "the gospel of the Holy Spirit."		The Acts of the Apostles is read sequentially on the weekdays of the Easter Season — cover to cover. Dr. Peter Kreeft calls Acts "the gospel of the Holy Spirit."

	[[Category: Liturgical Year]]		[[Category: Liturgical Year]]

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	== The Gospel of the Holy Spirit ==		== The Gospel of the Holy Spirit ==
	The Acts of the Apostles is read sequentially on the weekdays of the Easter Season--cover to cover. Peter Kreeft calls Acts "the gospel of the Holy Spirit."		The Acts of the Apostles is read sequentially on the weekdays of the Easter Season — cover to cover. Peter Kreeft calls Acts "the gospel of the Holy Spirit."

	[[Category: Liturgical Year]]		[[Category: Liturgical Year]]

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	:: "From the holy day of the Resurrection of Christ our God until New Sunday (i.e. Thomas Sunday) for a whole week the faithful in the holy churches should continually be repeating psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, rejoicing and celebrating Christ, and attending to the reading of the Divine Scriptures and delighting in the Holy Mysteries. For in this way shall we be exalted with Christ; raised up together with Him. For this reason on the aforesaid days that by no means there be any horse races or any other public spectacle."		:: "From the holy day of the Resurrection of Christ our God until New Sunday (i.e. Thomas Sunday) for a whole week the faithful in the holy churches should continually be repeating psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, rejoicing and celebrating Christ, and attending to the reading of the Divine Scriptures and delighting in the Holy Mysteries. For in this way shall we be exalted with Christ; raised up together with Him. For this reason on the aforesaid days that by no means there be any horse races or any other public spectacle."

	During all of Bright Week the Holy Doors on the ''Iconostasis'' are kept ~~openâ€”the~~ only time of the year when this occurs. The open doors represent the stone rolled away from the Tomb of Christ, and the ''Epitaphios'' (Slavonic: ''Plashchanitza''), representing the burial cloths, is visible through them on the Holy Table (altar). The doors of the ''Iconostasis'' are closed before the Ninth Hour on the eve of Thomas Sunday.		During all of Bright Week the Holy Doors on the ''Iconostasis'' are kept open — the only time of the year when this occurs. The open doors represent the stone rolled away from the Tomb of Christ, and the ''Epitaphios'' (Slavonic: ''Plashchanitza''), representing the burial cloths, is visible through them on the Holy Table (altar). The doors of the ''Iconostasis'' are closed before the Ninth Hour on the eve of Thomas Sunday.

	The East treats the week like seven Easter Sundays. In the West, we count eight days as '''Easter Week''', including Divine Mercy Sunday in our liturgy.		The East treats the week like seven Easter Sundays. In the West, we count eight days as '''Easter Week''', including Divine Mercy Sunday in our liturgy.

Mxmsj: /* Date of Easter */

2017-10-11T00:44:49Z

Date of Easter

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	There is no universal date for the celebration of Easter among all Christians.		There is no universal date for the celebration of Easter among all Christians.

	"The canonical rule is that Easter day is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month (the nominal full moon) that falls on or after 21 March (nominally the day of the vernal equinox). For determining the feast, Christian churches settled on a method to define a reckoned "ecclesiastical" full moon, rather than observations of the true Moon. [[Eastern Orthodox\|Eastern Orthodox Christians]] calculate the fixed date of 21 March according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar Julian Calendar] rather than the modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar], and use an ecclesiastical full moon that occurs four to five days later than the western ecclesiastical full moon."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computus]		"The canonical rule is that Easter day is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month (the nominal full moon) that falls on or after 21 March (nominally the day of the vernal equinox). For determining the feast, Christian churches settled on a method to define a reckoned 'ecclesiastical' full moon, rather than observations of the true Moon. [[Eastern Orthodox\|Eastern Orthodox Christians]] calculate the fixed date of 21 March according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar Julian Calendar] rather than the modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar], and use an ecclesiastical full moon that occurs four to five days later than the western ecclesiastical full moon."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computus]

	* The earliest possible date for Easter is March 22.		* The earliest possible date for Easter is March 22.

Mxmsj: /* A Season of Mercy */

2013-04-02T12:48:02Z

A Season of Mercy

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	* Pray for the outpouring of the spirit on [[Pentecost]].		* Pray for the outpouring of the spirit on [[Pentecost]].
	** [[Gifts and fruits of the Spirit]].		** [[Gifts and fruits of the Spirit]].

			== Easter Week ==
			For Eastern Christians, Easter Sunday is called "'''the Great Sunday'''," and the seven days that follow are "'''Bright Week'''" or "'''Renewal Week'''." [[Divine Mercy Sunday]], for them, is "'''New Sunday'''" or "'''Thomas Sunday'''." From a seventh-century eastern council:
			:: "From the holy day of the Resurrection of Christ our God until New Sunday (i.e. Thomas Sunday) for a whole week the faithful in the holy churches should continually be repeating psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, rejoicing and celebrating Christ, and attending to the reading of the Divine Scriptures and delighting in the Holy Mysteries. For in this way shall we be exalted with Christ; raised up together with Him. For this reason on the aforesaid days that by no means there be any horse races or any other public spectacle."

			During all of Bright Week the Holy Doors on the ''Iconostasis'' are kept openâ€”the only time of the year when this occurs. The open doors represent the stone rolled away from the Tomb of Christ, and the ''Epitaphios'' (Slavonic: ''Plashchanitza''), representing the burial cloths, is visible through them on the Holy Table (altar). The doors of the ''Iconostasis'' are closed before the Ninth Hour on the eve of Thomas Sunday.

			The East treats the week like seven Easter Sundays. In the West, we count eight days as '''Easter Week''', including Divine Mercy Sunday in our liturgy.

	== A Season of Mercy ==		== A Season of Mercy ==

Mxmsj at 00:21, 30 April 2012

2012-04-30T00:21:44Z

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	== Date of Easter ==		== Date of Easter ==
	The [[Date of Jesus' Death\|year in which Jesus died]] is uncertain.		The [[Date of Jesus' Death\|year in which Jesus died]] is uncertain.

Mxmsj: /* Date of Easter */

2012-04-30T00:20:56Z

Date of Easter

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	== Date of Easter ==		== Date of Easter ==
			The [[Date of Jesus' Death\|year in which Jesus died]] is uncertain.

	"The canonical rule is that Easter day is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month (the nominal full moon) that falls on or after 21 March (nominally the day of the vernal equinox). For determining the feast, Christian churches settled on a method to define a reckoned "ecclesiastical" full moon, rather than observations of the true Moon. Eastern Orthodox Christians calculate the fixed date of 21 March according to the Julian Calendar rather than the modern Gregorian Calendar, and use an ecclesiastical full moon that occurs four to five days later than the western ecclesiastical full moon."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computus]		All accounts agree that it was at or near the time of [[Jewish Liturgical Year\|Passover.]]

			There is no universal date for the celebration of Easter among all Christians.

			"The canonical rule is that Easter day is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month (the nominal full moon) that falls on or after 21 March (nominally the day of the vernal equinox). For determining the feast, Christian churches settled on a method to define a reckoned "ecclesiastical" full moon, rather than observations of the true Moon. [[Eastern Orthodox\|Eastern Orthodox Christians]] calculate the fixed date of 21 March according to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar Julian Calendar] rather than the modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar], and use an ecclesiastical full moon that occurs four to five days later than the western ecclesiastical full moon."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computus]

	* The earliest possible date for Easter is March 22.		* The earliest possible date for Easter is March 22.