The Easter Impact: How the Resurrection Restores and Strengthens Our Faith

by Georges Chevrot

The glory of the Cross, victory of death, and the reminder of our own death and new life through Christ's own, are themes running through this powerful Eastertime meditation by Georges Chevrot. He walks us through all the joy of the young apostle John, all of Mary Magdalen's love for her Master, all the fire that burned in the hearts of the disciples at Emmaus, and all the faith of the unbelieving Thomas. We recall and allow ourselves to be caught up in the excitement of the apostles during those thrilling forty days. We find ourselves If only I had been there!... only to realize that we are there, with Christ, all the time, in his presence. To help us relive that period of joy after the Resurrection, Chevrot gives us many considerations on the liturgy of Eastertime, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost, providing a revitalization to our spiritual lives and valuable lessons applicable to our daily lives.

120 pages, Paperback

Published November 4, 2021

About the author

Georges Chevrot (1879-1958) was born and died in Paris. He was ordained a Catholic diocesan priest and worked with ordinary Christians in the city for most of his life. He lived through both World Wars including the Axis occupation of France during World War II. He was the author of 21 books.

Ordained a priest in 1903 , he was a missionary for the diocese of Paris , then pastor of the parish of Saint-François-Xavier from 1930 to 1958 . He was made an honorary canon in 1933 and a prelate of His Holiness in 1939 . He was a Lenten preacher at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1938 , 1939 and 1940 . During the Occupation , he joined the National Front for the Independence of France as a member of the Resistance . He was elected a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in 1947 .

Mons. Georges Chevrot nasceu em Paris, em 1879. Ordenou-se sacerdote em 1903, depois de estudar no seminário de Saint-Sulpice de Issy-les-Molineaux, e licenciou-se em Letras. De 1930 até à sua morte, em 1958, foi pároco de Saint-François-Xavier em Paris, e tinha também um programa dominical na Rádio Luxembourg. Foi nomeado prelado de Sua Santidade em 1939 e eleito membro da Academia de Ciências Morais e Políticas do Institut de France. Pregador de grande reputação, dedicou toda a sua vida ao ministério sacerdotal e pastoral. Parte dos seus sermões foi recolhida em mais de vinte livros, além de diversas publicações avulsas.