[Magdalen] Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη!

[Marion Thompson]

The Lord is risen indeed!  Alleluia!

Marion, a pilgrim


On 4/12/2015 5:36 PM, Kate Conant wrote:
> Paschal Homily of St John Chrysostom
> If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let them enjoy this beautiful and
> radiant festival.If anyone is a grateful servant, let them, rejoicing,
> enter into the joy of his Lord.If anyone has wearied themselves in fasting,
> let them now receive recompense.If anyone has labored from the first hour
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Workers_in_the_Vineyard>, let
> them today receive the just reward.If anyone has come at the third hour,
> with thanksgiving let them feast.If anyone has arrived at the sixth hour,
> let them have no misgivings; for they shall suffer no loss.If anyone has
> delayed until the ninth hour, let them draw near without hesitation.If
> anyone has arrived even at the eleventh hour, let them not fear on account
> of tardiness.For the Master is gracious and receives the last even as the
> first; He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, just as to him
> who has labored from the first.He has mercy upon the last and cares for the
> first; to the one He gives, and to the other He is gracious.He both honors
> the work and praises the intention.Enter all of you, therefore, into the
> joy of our Lord, and, whether first or last, receive your reward.O rich and
> poor, one with another, dance for joy!O you ascetics and you negligent,
> celebrate the day!You that have fasted and you that have disregarded the
> fast, rejoice today!The table is rich-laden: feast royally, all of you!The calf
> is fatted <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatted_calf>: let no one go forth
> hungry!Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of
> goodness.Let no one lament their poverty, for the universal kingdom has
> been revealed.Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned
> from the grave.Let no one fear death, for the Saviour's death has set us
> free.He that was taken by death has annihilated it!He descended into Hades
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades> and took Hades captive!He embittered
> it when it tasted His flesh! And anticipating this, Isaiah
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah> exclaimed: "*Hades was embittered
> when it encountered Thee in the lower regions*".It was embittered, for it
> was abolished!It was embittered, for it was mocked!It was embittered, for
> it was purged!It was embittered, for it was despoiled!It was embittered,
> for it was bound in chains!It took a body and came upon God!It took earth
> and encountered Ηeaven!It took what it saw, but crumbled before what it had
> not seen!O death, where is thy sting?O Hades, where is thy victory?Christ
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ> is risen, and you are overthrown!Christ
> is risen, and the demons are fallen!Christ is risen, and the angels
> rejoice!Christ
> is risen, and life reigns!Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a
> tomb!For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the first-fruits of
> them that have slept.To Him be glory and might unto the ages of ages.Amen.
>
>
> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
> humbly with your God?"
> Micah 6:8
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