Living Easter

50 Days to Practice Resurrection

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

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Pub Date 6 Mar 2026 | Archive Date Not set

Ave Maria Press

Christian | Religion & Spirituality

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Description

Living Easter will help you fulfill the vision of St. John Paul II, who said, “We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song!”

As the most significant season of the Church year, Easter deserves to be lived well and celebrated fully, and few voices speak more compellingly about Christian joy than Laura Kelly Fanucci, celebrated author and creator of The Holy Labor newsletter and the Mothering Spirit platform. “Living Easter celebrates joy itself as our Resurrection practice,” Fanucci writes. “Taking up joy as a daily discipline teaches us about feasting as a companion practice to fasting: an intentional sacred act that draws us closer to God."

With a stunning design, Living Easter invites you to embrace the Resurrection as a living reality, guiding you through fifty days of scripture, reflection, prayer, and action. With warmth and joy, Fanucci shows how to celebrate Easter with this simple, easy-to-follow daily companion—just open to the day’s reading and reflection, no preparation required.

Read a passage from the gospels or Acts of the Apostles about Jesus’s Resurrection.
Ponder a thoughtful reflection that will change the way you think about these foundational stories.
Follow a heartfelt and brief prayer prompt.
Take up a daily call-to-action, ranging from ideas for what you might eat or wear during Easter to lively ways that you can practice joy in your interactions with others.

Each week ends with a longer essay, which breaks open the experiences of Jesus’s mother, Mary, and the bewildered disciples, beholding the wonder of Christ’s first appearances after his death and burial.

These pages offer a worthy home for your margin notes, questions, and insights as you return year after year to reflect on the central stories of our Christian faith. Beautifully designed to be treasured and passed down, this heirloom book invites both your personal reflection and the shared wisdom of generations. Whether engaged in solitary meditation or shared in a group study, it will form your mind, heart, and soul in the abundance of the One whose love broke open the grave.

Living Easter will help you fulfill the vision of St. John Paul II, who said, “We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song!”

As the most significant season of the Church year, Easter deserves...

Advance Praise

“Living Easter is a radiant companion for the Church’s greatest season. Laura Kelly Fanucci leads us deep into the mystery of the Resurrection with scripture, prayer, and practices that awaken joy. Her book is not only thoughtful but profoundly practical, offering ways to make Easter a daily reality. I recommend it to anyone who longs to carry the light of Easter into every corner of life.”
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP
Cohost of the Godsplaining podcast and author of Witness: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation

“All fifty days of Easter are intended for celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection, and Living Easter is perfectly designed to guide you through the whole season. The daily reflections are both rich and practical, matching prayer and action to each scripture passage. The weekly essays dive deep into the life-changing truth that Jesus rose from the dead, calling us out of darkness and into light. An incredible book—truly beautiful, and the perfect companion to walk with from Easter to Pentecost! I can’t wait to enjoy the whole book over and over again each Easter.”
Katherine Bogner
Author of Through the Year with Jesus and All about Lent & Holy Week

“Maybe joy and hope are not feelings to miss but disciplines to practice. Easter is the time to start, and this book is the guide you’ve been needing.”
Shannon K. Evans
Author of The Mystics Would Like a Word

“In Christ, the story isn’t over—and this book helps us live that truth. With spiritual depth and lyrical wisdom, Laura Kelly Fanucci invites us into the mystery of life made new in Christ, right in the middle of our ordinary days. These pages offer real-life rhythms of restoration, grounding us in hope for the here and now. If you’re looking at our weary world and longing for a spark of heaven breaking through, I can’t recommend this book enough.”
Kayla Craig
Author of To Light Their Way and Every Season Sacred and creator of Liturgies for Parents

“While we often put thought and effort into our Lenten preparations for Easter, when it arrives, we are at a loss as to what it means to truly enter into the season and step forth in light of the Resurrection. With both theological treasures and practical suggestions, Laura Kelly Fanucci’s beautifully crafted invitation into scripture calls upon biblical figures, saints, and the wisdom and traditions of the Church to guide you into a transformative celebration of this most holy time in the liturgical year.”
Haley Stewart
Managing editor of Word on Fire Votive and author of The Catholic Kids' Cookbook

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EDITION	Hardcover
ISBN	9781646804474
PRICE	US$24.95 (USD)
PAGES	160

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