Sunday, April 16, 2017

Christ is Risen!


No one need fear death; the Savior's death has freed us from it. While its captive He stifled it. He despoiled Hades as He descended into it; it was angered when it tasted His flesh. Foreseeing this, Isaiah proclaimed: "Hades," he said, "was angered when he met You below." It was angered because it was abolished. It was angered because it was mocked. It was angered because it was slain. It was angered because it was shackled. It received a body and encountered God. It took earth and came face to face with heaven. It took what it saw and fell by what it could not see. Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory? Christ is risen and you are overthrown. — Paschal Homily of St. John Chrsysostom

2 comments:

BigFella said...

He is risen indeed!

Every Comment A Poem said...

I prefer the book of Petty Gods Revised & Expanded Edition.
And the raise dead spell.