Easter Season

Easter is the principal feast of the Church. The Prayer Book says “Easter Day” is one of the Principal Feasts and “All Sundays of the year are feasts of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  The readings during Easter explore themes like new life, recognition of the risen Christ, the Good Shepherd, abiding in Christ, and the gift of the Spirit.

In short, we have many Sundays of Easter because Easter is a season, not just a day. The Church lingers in the joy of the resurrection for six full Sundays, with the ten days that mark the silence following the Ascension of Our Lord and the gift of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.