Good Friday and Easter are a 3-days gap Christian festival. While the focus was once on Easter Sunday, now it is on the Easter
Bunny. But Easter Sunday is much more than a day of colorful plastic eggs and chocolate bunnies; it is in fact a day that left the world forever changed.
Good Friday is a sad day when Lord Jesus died but Easter Sunday is a joyous day of celebrations. It had been three days since Jesus had received the death penalty by popular vote. His friends and followers were devastated, as they had come to believe that He was not just an ordinary man, but the Son of God. He had performed miracles, healed every disease, and even brought a man back from the dead.
On that third day—the day we now celebrate as Easter Sunday—His friends went to His grave, but instead of finding His body, they found an open tomb with no body in it. In fact, what they saw was an angel who told them, “Don’t be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He has been raised from the dead; just as He said it would happen” (Matthew 28:5, 6).
Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday; now He offers to you the gift of eternal life and forgiveness of sins. This is the true story of Easter, and this
salvation is for you.
Jesus rose from the dead to save
mankind and attain salvation. He suffered miseries and death for the sake of man. We must remember this great sacrifice of the Lord and try and live with his ideals, of helping and loving mankind.
Mass prayers are held from the midnight of Saturday and the next day marked with a celebration spirit and prayers.