Easter Day Is On Sunday

April 17 is Easter Day or the Resurrection Sunday. It is the end of the lent period and commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion. Ahead of this important date in the Christian calendar, Christians nationwide are observing with special solemnity a time of devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ. Christians are currently going for confession sessions to prepare themselves for Easter. There are also Christians intensifying preparations for the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Holy Communion.  
From the Saint Joseph Anglophone Parish at Mvog-Ada to the Saint Peter and Paul Anglophone Parish Simbock or the Etoug-Ebe Baptist Church and elsewhere, Christians have undertaking special prayer programmes, confession and baptism to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind. At the Etoug-Ebe Baptist Church in Yaounde, Pastor Hilarious Tanjong says the ongoing Holy Week which will culminate on Easter Sunday is focusing on biblical teachings such as “Making a Difference in Christian Love”. Tomorrow there will be a Lord Supper Service at Etoug-Ebe Baptist Church. This will be followed by a Good Friday Service on Friday and a special service on Easter Sunday from 10:00 a.m.
At the St Joseph Eucharistic Centre of Ntem-Assi 2 in the Omnisports neighbourhood in Yaounde, the church administrator Father Lucas Tassi Ntang says the church is preparing to celebrate the “Pascal Triduum” namely the Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday in various ways according to the word of God. Today, Holy Thursday at the St Joseph Eucharistic Centre and the Saint Joseph Anglophone Parish at Mvog-Ada, there will be celebration of the institution of the Eucharist in all its forms. That is a sacrifice and service marked by the a...