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ALT A scene from an illuminated manuscript depicting the Resurrection. On the top left corner the women disciplines stand in awe as the see Jesus rising from the tomb. An angel at the bottom of the page points towards the discarded grave clothes as soldiers at the foot of the Angel run amok.
ALT On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' Then they remembered his words.When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their
ALT An icon set against a city showing St George slaying a dragon whilst Princess Sabra, her father, the King and a small crowd watch.
ALT A painting in muted shades of grey. This work of art depicts a procession of people with a cross in the middle of their gathering.
ALT Matthew 6:16-21 Fasting 16 ‘When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Treasures in heaven 19 ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
ALT A painting in muted colours showing the crucified Christ's arms being supported by God the Father and the Holy Spirit descending upon him. The crowd stood at the foot of the cross watches on.
ALT Almighty Father, look with mercy on this your family for which our Lord Jesus Christ was content to be betrayed and given up into the hands of sinners and to suffer death upon the cross; who is alive and glorified with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
ALT A mural of Jesus on a wall of an abaondoned building surrounded by plants agaisnt a clear blue sky. Jesus is fast asleep with his halo shining bright.