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April 25 is the Feast of Mark the Evangelist. He was not one of the Twelve. He turned back from the first missionary journey. He was restored and made useful. And by his hand, God gave the Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The earliest. The most urgent. The one that shaped all the others.
Two disciples walked away from Jerusalem on the day of the resurrection — grieving, confused, hopes shattered. Jesus drew near and walked with them before they knew who he was. He opened the Scriptures, broke the bread, and their eyes were opened. The road to Emmaus did not end in that village.
On Easter evening, the disciples hid behind locked doors — not just afraid, but crushed by guilt and grief. Jesus came through anyway, spoke peace, and breathed new life into them. He is still doing exactly that today.
On Easter morning, Mary came weeping in darkness—grieving and hopeless. The risen Jesus met her there, called her by name, and turned her tears into testimony: “I have seen the Lord.” He is calling your name too. Hear. Respond.
The Season of Easter is fifty days, not one Sunday. The calendar insists on this: the resurrection is not a doctrine to be acknowledged but a reality to be inhabited. From the empty tomb through the Ascension to the fire of Pentecost — one continuous act of worship.
Easter Day: An Anglican Perspective — the Principal Feast of the Christian year. Discover how the resurrection stands at the center of the liturgical calendar, the meaning of the three Easter services, and the rich liturgy of the BCP 2019.