Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. John saw the abandoned burial clothes rolled up. But the empty tomb was only the beginning.
Easter celebrates a past event and a present reality.
By His death, Jesus atoned for our sins, and conquered the power of evil. The days of fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence . This ancient tradition, intimately connected with the Rites of Holy Week and the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults , is encouraged, especially in those places baptizing catechumens at the Easter Vigil. The obligation to fast applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 .