July 29th is the Western Feast Day of Lazarus of Bethany. You have probably heard of him. He rose from the dead in the Gospel of John. You could observe this by turning over a new leaf, or maybe a boiled ham dinner? No wait, that’s Easter. I don’t know, I am sure you’ll figure something out.

Christ’s raising of Lazarus, Athens, 12–13th century

Johnny Flynn, Raising the Dead


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