Easter, the Great Feast, is Sunday, April 8

“In the acute pain of the Suffering Servant we already hear the triumphant cry of the Risen Lord. Christ on the cross is King of the new people ransomed from the burden of sin and death. However twisted and confused the course of history may appear, we know that, by walking in the footsteps of the Crucified Nazarene, we shall attain the goal. Amid the conflicts of a world often dominated by selfishness and hatred, we, as believers, are called to proclaim the victory of Love. Today, Good Friday, we testify to the victory of Christ Crucified….

Yes, we adore you, Lord, lifted up upon the cross between heaven and earth, the sole Mediator of our salvation. Your cross is the banner of our victory!”

- words of Pope John Paul II in the Coliseum at Rome during the Way of the Cross, March 29, 2002, excerpt from the book Lent and Easter: Wisdom from Pope John Paul II

a selection of books on prayer for this Holy Season:

Earthen Vessels: The Practice Of Personal Prayer According To The Church Fathers Author: Fr. Gabriel Bunge, O.S.B.	Holiness: A Guide For Beginners Author: Dom Hubert Van Zeller	Prayer Primer: Igniting A Fire Within Author: Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
Hungry for God Author: Ralph Martin	Sign Of The Cross: Recovering the Power of the Ancient Prayer Author: Bert Ghezzi	The World Of Prayer Author: Adrienne von Speyr

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Gospels & Acts Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts of the Apostles The Navarre Bible - Text and Commentaries	The Letters of Saint PaulNavarre Bible - Texts and Commentaries	Revelation, Hebrews, And Catholic Epistles Navarre Bible - Texts and Commentaries
Pentateuch The Navarre Bible - Text and Commentaries	Major Prophets Navarre Bible - Texts and Commentaries	The Psalms And The Song Of Solomon Navarre Bible, Text and Commentaries

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Go In Peace: A Gift of Enduring Love Author: Pope John Paul II	John Paul the Great: Maker of the post-conciliar church Author: William Oddie	John Paul II: The Great Mercy Pope Author: Rev. George W Kosicki, CSB
Pope John Paul II Tribute T-Shirt	The Teachings of Pope John Paull II: A Personal Guide Through the Life and Work of Pope John Paul II, CD	The Gospel Rosary Of Pope John Paul II, CD Author: Still Waters
Credo DVD John Paul II	Pope John Paul II DVD	Witness to Hope (DVD) The Life of Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
Brass Papal Crucifix Rosary Box	John Paul II Pewter Commemorative Rosary	Silver Plated Pewter Papal Crucifix Necklace

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“The Bishops - successors of the Apostles”

“In order that the mission entrusted to them might be continued after their death, (the Apostles) consigned, by will and testament, as it were, to their immediate collaborators the duty of completing and consolidating the work they had begun, urging them to tend to the whole flock, in which the Holy Spirit had appointed them to shepherd the Church of God. They accordingly designated such men and then made the ruling that likewise on their death other proven men should take over their ministry.

Just as the office which the Lord confided to Peter alone, as first of the Apostles, destined to be transmitted to his successors, is a permanent one, so also endures the office, which the apostles received, of shepherding the Church, a charge destined to be exercised without interruption by the sacred order of bishops. Hence the Church teaches that ‘the bishops have by divine institution taken the place of the apostles as pastors of the Church, in such ways that whoever listens to them is listening to Christ and whoever despises them despises Christ and him who sent Christ.”

- from the Catechism of the Catholic Church # 861, 862

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