Special Guest Brother Andre Marie from the St. Benedict Center

Host of ReConquest here on The Crusade Channel

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* First take away is this - this still seems to be somewhat of a controversy.

QUESTION: The date for the beginning of Paschal Tide - we are over this controversy.

* The controversy today has nothing but the two calendars to explain it. Easter can be a MONTH off between the two calendars. This year they are a week off.
* The Bishops because they copied the Jewish observance of Passover, keep in mind talking about early Christianity, there is an overlap.
* The people and the practices of the old and new testament.
* The Angel of Death - damnation of sorts
* Peace maker that came from the East to tell the Pope how celebrating Easter. He subsequently lifted the sanctions on those early Christians.
* The 1st Sunday of Spring - the Fathers of Nicaea, First Council of Nicaea determined to settle this once and for all so we could all observer Easter on the same day.
* “Dom Prosper Guéranger” - Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger, O.S.B. was a French Benedictine monk and priest, who served for nearly 40 years as the Abbot of Solesmes Abbey.
* Just the first week or Octave of Eastertide - This is how important this time is for Christians. (Dom Prosper books)
* There are NO Ember Days in Pascaltide.
* 40 days of Fasting and 50 days of Feasting! (not glutinous of course)
* Astronomers - they were heavily relied on back in the day.
* Catholics fixed the calendar for people.
* Catholics are the reason we have a Bible today.
* Mike tells story about Ashley’s Confirmation in Florida last weekend etc - traveling Fatima statue The Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic