Fr. William Saunders with Raymond Arroyo
Fr. William Saunders joins World Over’s Raymond Arroyo to talk about Celebrating a Holy Catholic Easter: a Guide to the Customs and Devotions of Lent and the Season of Christ’s Resurrection. This is a book for families and young families, to make their homes into the domestic church that Pope St. John Paul II called for, Fr. Saunders comments. “We live in a secular pagan culture and I wanted people to have access to the traditions of our church. I want families to be able to live the faith, and instill that Catholic culture in our homes.” Raymond observes that “Celebrating a Holy Catholic Easter give us the backstory of things we take for granted. This shakes us out of the secularity of bunnies and Easter eggs, and gives us new traditions to build in our own households.” Fr. Saunders also talks about the Lenten season, and why these 40 days are so important. “We are reminded of our own mortality, with ashes. Prayer, fasting, almsgiving are discussed, along with the origin of even the hot cross buns and pretzels of Lent. Celebrating a Holy Catholic Easter: a Guide to the Customs and Devotions of Lent and the Season of Christ’s Resurrection is available from www.ewtnrc.com.
