“It’s not too late.” If you’ve ever reached the final stretch of Lent feeling weary, distracted, or spiritually flat, this book is for you. In 9 Days to Easter Joy, Fr. Rich Conlin invites you on a deeply personal journey through Holy Week and the Easter Octave — leading you from discouragement and darkness to the radiant joy and transformative love of the Resurrection. This book is for anyone longing to be fought for, rescued, forgiven, and filled with joy — to know personally that the Risen Lord is still moving powerfully in your life. In the nine days leading up to Easter, you’ll encounter Jesus in a new way each day: as the Warrior who fights for you, the King who reigns in love, the Servant who washes your feet — and so much more. But the journey doesn’t end there. Most devotionals end on Easter Sunday — but this one continues. It walks with you for eight more days, through the full Easter Octave, so you won’t just arrive at Easter: You will learn to truly live it — with resurrection power and radiant joy. Each day includes a short, heartfelt meditation rooted in Scripture and the Church’s liturgy, a simple invitation to act, and a concluding prayer for Easter joy. This isn’t just a devotional. It’s an encounter with the living Christ, who fights for you personally, declares that you are worth rescuing, invites you into a joy you cannot manufacture, and sends you to carry that joy into a world that thinks He’s still dead. Why read 9 Days to Easter Joy? Because Easter is more than just a special day highlighted on your calendar — it’s the unstoppable life of Christ now blazing through your own. Endorsements“In 9 Days to Easter Joy, Fr. Rich Conlin leads readers on a powerful journey from the sorrow of Lent to the radiant hope of the Resurrection. A perfect companion for Lent, Holy Week, and the Easter Octave!” Anthony DeStefano Bestselling Christian Author “In a world crying out in fear, confusion, and despair, 9 Days to Easter Joy offers what only the gospel can: hope that renews the mind, transforms the heart, and restores a biblical worldview. Drawing deeply from the Church’s liturgy, Fr. Rich leads us to encounter Jesus anew through Holy Week and the Easter Octave, showing us how to live the victory of the Resurrection with boldness and joy.” Fr. John Riccardo Executive Director, ACTS XXIX — Mobilizing for Mission “If you want to enter into the most powerful days of the Church year with greater focus and devotion, 9 Days to Easter Joy will prayerfully guide you step-by-step. Each day, Fr. Rich offers beautiful reflections and prayers to help draw you into a deeper encounter with Jesus and open your heart to renewed hope in the power of His Passion and Resurrection.” Heather Khym Author, Abide: A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy in Jesus; Cohost, Abiding Together podcast “In this fine work, Fr. Rich Conlin offers his readers some very welcome assurance — Jesus the Risen Lord is with us! May all who follow the Lenten novena proposed by Fr. Rich, and who embrace the prayers he offers for the days of the Easter Octave, come to know the joy of finding Jesus, who guides our searching and loves to let us find Him.” Most Rev. Richard W. Smith Archbishop of Vancouver “In this fine work, Fr. Rich Conlin offers his readers some very welcome assurance — Jesus the Risen Lord is with us! The One for whom nothing is impossible enters into even the smallest details of our lives and the deepest interior recesses of our hearts, to overcome by His mercy everything that separates us from Him and the hope He alone can give. May all who follow the Lenten novena proposed by Fr. Rich, and who embrace the prayers he offers for the days of the Easter Octave, come to know the joy of finding Jesus, who guides our searching and loves to let us find Him.” Most Rev. Richard W. Smith Archbishop of Vancouver
Related
Related
Related