Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Paschal Homily of St John Chrysostom
Christ is Risen!! Wishing you and your families a blessed and joyful Pascha (Resurrection
Feast)!!!
Paschal Homily of St John Chrysostom If any man be devout and loveth God, let him
enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast! If any man be a wise servant, let him rejoicing
enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have laboured long in fasting, let
him now receive his recompense. If any have wrought from the first hour, let
him today receive his just reward. If any have come at the third hour, let him
with thankfulness keep the feast. If any have arrived at the sixth hour, let
him have no misgivings; because he shall in nowise be deprived therefore.
If any have delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near, fearing nothing.
If any have tarried even until the eleventh hour, let him, also, not be alarmed at his
tardiness. For the Lord, who is jealous of his honour,
will honour the last even as the first. He giveth rest unto him who cometh at the
eleventh hour, even as to him who cometh at the first hour.
And He showeth mercy upon the last, and careth for the first; and to the one He giveth, and
upon the other He bestoweth gifts. And He both accepts the deeds, and welcomes
the intention, and honours the acts and praises the offering.
Wherefore, enter ye all into the joy of your Lord; and receive your reward, both the first,
and likewise the second. You rich and poor together, hold high festival!
You sober and you heedless, honour the day! Rejoice today, you who have fasted and you
who have disregarded the fast. The table is full-laden; feast ye all sumptuously.
The calf is fatted; let no one go hungry away. Enjoy ye all the feast of faith: receive ye
all the riches of loving-kindness. Let no one bewail his poverty, for the universal
Kingdom has been revealed. Let no one weep for his iniquities, for pardon
has shown forth from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Saviour's death
has set us free. He that was held prisoner of it has annihilated
it. By descending into Hell, He made Hell captive.
He embittered it when it tasted of His flesh. And Isaiah, foretelling this, did cry:
Hell, said he, 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 slain. It was embittered, for it was overthrown.
It was embittered, for it was fettered in chains.
It took a body, and met God face to face. It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen.
O Death, where is thy sting? O Hell, where is thy victory?
Christ is risen, and thou art 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 the grave.
For Christ, being risen from the dead, Is become the first-fruits of those who have
fallen asleep. To Him be glory and dominion unto ages of
ages. Amen.
Sermon read by ArchBishop Lazar Puhalo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOkMVBQDs_M
Paschal Stichera, from http://liturgica.com/ V. Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered,
V. As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish, as wax melts before a fire. (Ps. 67:3)
Christ is risen from the dead...
V. So let the wicked perish at the presence of God, but let the righteous ones rejoice.
(Ps. 67:4) Christ is risen from the dead...
V. This is the day the Lord had made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Ps. 117:24)
Christ is risen from the dead...
V. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.
Amen.
Pascha,Resurrection,Christ is Risen,PiKhristos Aftonf,Easter (Holiday Period),Orthodox Church,Orthodoxy,ArchBishop
Lazar Puhalo,Paschal Stichera,Liturgica.com,Happy Easter,Rejoice,Joy,Peace,Truth,Love,Victory,Orthodox
Unity
Christ is Risen! Wishing you & your families a blessed & joyful Pascha (Feast of Resurrection)