Easter Quotes, Prayers & Wishes

Words of hope and renewal for Easter Sunday.

Easter celebrates the Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed three days after his crucifixion according to the New Testament. Its date moves every year because it's tied to the lunar calendar — the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE set it as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, which is why Easter can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25. Find Quotes or something from Prayers to mark the day.

Eastern Orthodox churches calculate the date differently, using the older Julian calendar, so Orthodox Easter often falls later than the Western date. However your church or family observes the day, the Wishes collection has lines for cards and messages, and the Status page offers something short for a quick social update.