Easter Sunday

[velvetpage]

My church doesn't usually do this, but I love the ritual of it, so the rules are the same as those in church: if you know the response and believe it, you give me the reply (in comments) and pass the message on in your own journal. Please do not participate if you do not believe it to be true.

Christ is risen!

Comments

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

The only thing close in the Catholic Church is the Mystery of Faith:

Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again.

(Or 3 alternates: B - Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory.
or C - When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you come in glory.
or D - Lord, by your cross and resurrection, you have set us free. You are the Savior of the World.)

And sometimes it is said, sometimes it is sung.

But I didnt think that is what you were looking for.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I believe this is primarily Anglican/Episcopalian in nature, though I've heard it in Baptist, United, and Salvationist churches as well. My aunt, an Anglican, usually greets her Easter guests with it when they come for dinner, and my father-in-law used it this morning in response to something from the pulpit. I thought it was more widespread than it appears to be. *shrug* That was somewhat disappointing, actually.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Ah, well we all know Catholics are their own special brand of ritual, and well, Quakers, we don't say anything! (And actually when someone does say something in an unprogrammed meeting, it is not common/acceptable to 'answer' what someone says. From what I understand.)

And yeah more about the Catholic, even your ethnic background matters a little bit. The Italian Catholics have their own special things that the Irish don't hold as dear (i.e. Christmas Eve being a bigger deal than Christmas), and the Puerto Rican Catholics I know have different traditions as well. All Roman Catholic but all with different traditions.

I find it all fun and facinating, the ways people worship.