Sermon: Easter Vigil

painting: Women at the Empty Tomb

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Larisa Shaterian at the Easter Vigil, April 19, 2025.

      Sermon - Easter Vigil 2025 - The Rev. Larisa Shaterian

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You can read the scriptures for this service here.

The painting above, “Women at the Empty Tomb,” dates from 1439-1444 and is by Renaissance artist Fra Angelico. It is in the collection of the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Italy.

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