The Triumph of the Resurrection
The joy of our Lord... rulers and those being ruled... elders with youths, men and women, rich and poor, slaves and free, glorify and magnify our Lord God, and hymn, marvel at, and honor this bright and splendid day, having fasted and labored... you have celebrated today. Rich and poor, dance together; honor the day through self-control and relaxation; whether fasting or not fasting, rejoice today; the table is full; let no one go out hungry and deprived; all enjoy the wealth of goodness, because Christ our Passover was set for us (1 Cor 5:7). All draw from the stainless spring of the Savior God and rejoice; taste and see that Christ is Lord; God is Lord and has appeared to us; let no one mourn poverty, for the common kingdom has appeared; let no one lament falls, for forgiveness has risen from the tomb; let no one fear death, for the death of the Savior has set us free. For Christ our God saved us and rescued us from Hades; he snatched us from the power of the devil and his slavery and set us free. Hades was overcome after tasting the precious and holy flesh of the Master, just as Isaiah foretold: 'Hades was overcome meeting you below' (Isa 8:14/Ps 118:22); it was overcome; for it was also annulled; it was overcome; for it was also mocked; it was overcome; for it was also bound; he took a body and encountered God; he took what he saw and fell from where he did not see; death swallowed, not knowing, and swallowing, it knew whom it swallowed; it swallowed life, but was swallowed by life; it swallowed the One among all, and the One destroyed all through the many. He snatched him like a lion, but crushed the teeth. Through sin death was strong; but in Christ, not finding sin, it remained inactive. It is therefore a good time to say: O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? (1 Cor 15:55). Christ has risen and you have been cast down; Christ has risen and angels rejoice; Christ has risen and demons fall. Christ has risen and we have been redeemed from corruption; Christ has risen and we have been rescued from the curse; Christ has risen and we have risen with him; Christ has risen and we have been made alive; Christ, having risen from the dead, became the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep; to him be the glory and the power and the worship and the greatness now and forever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Oratio in resurrectionem domini: Bright and great and wonderful is the present day, and truly of joy and...
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τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ... ἄρχοντες καὶ ἀρχόμενοι ... πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων, ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες, πλούσιοι καὶ πένητες, δοῦλοι καὶ ἐλεύθεροι, δοξάσατε καὶ μεγαλύνατε κύριον τὸν θεὸν ἡμῶν καὶ τὴν λαμπρὰν ταύτην ἡμέραν καὶ φαιδρὰν ἐορτὴν ὑμνήσατε καὶ θαυμάσατε καὶ τιμήσατε, νηστεύοντες καὶ κοπιάσαντες ... ἐορτάσατε σήμερον. πλούσιοι καὶ πένητες μετὰ ἀλλήλων χορεύσατε, ἐγκρατεῖς καὶ ῥάθυμοι τὴν ἡμέραν τιμήσατε, νηστεύσαντες καὶ μὴ νηστεύσαντες εὐφράνθητε σήμερον· ἡ τράπεζα γέμει· μηδεὶς ἐξέλθῃ πεινῶν καὶ στερούμενος· πάντες ἀπολαύσατε τοῦ πλούτου τῆς χρηστότητος, ὅτι τὸ πάσχα ἡμῶν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐτύθη Χριστός· πάντες ἀντλήσατε ἐκ τῆς ἀκενώτου πηγῆς τοῦ σωτῆρος θεοῦ καὶ 1 εὐφράνθητε· γεύσασθε καὶ ἴδετε ὅτι Χριστὸς ὁ κύριος· θεὸς κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν· μηδεὶς θρηνείτω πενίαν· ἐφάνη γὰρ ἡ κοινὴ βασιλεία· μηδεὶς ὀδυρέσθω πταίσματα· συγγνώμη γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου ἀνέτειλε· μηδεὶς φοβείσθω τὸν θάνατον· 72 ἠλευθέρωσε γὰρ ἡμᾶς ὁ τοῦ σωτῆρος θάνατος. ἔσωσε γὰρ ἡμᾶς Χριστὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο· ἐξήρπασεν ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς καταδυναστείας τοῦ διαβόλου καὶ τῆς δουλείας αὐτοῦ ἠλευθέρωσεν· ἐπικράνθη ὁ ᾅδης γευσάμενος τῆς τιμίας καὶ ἁγίας σαρκὸς τοῦ δεσπότου καθὼς Ἡσαΐας προεῖπεν· ἐπικράνθη ὁ Ἅιδης συναντήσας σοι κάτω· ἐπικράνθη· καὶ γὰρ κατηργήθη· ἐπικράνθη· καὶ γὰρ ἐνεπαίχθη· ἐπικράνθη· καὶ γὰρ ἐδεσμεύθη· ἔλαβε σῶμα καὶ θεῷ περιέτυχεν· ἔλαβεν ὅπερ ἔβλεπε καὶ πέπτωκεν ὅθεν οὐκ ἔβλεπε· κατέπιεν ὁ θάνατος ἀγνοῶν, καὶ καταπιὼν ἔγνω ὃν κατέπιεν· κατέπιεν ζωήν, κατεπόθη ὑπὸ τῆς ζωῆς· κατέπιεν τὸν ἕνα μετὰ πάντων, ἀπώλεσε τὸν ἕνα διὰ τοὺς πάντας. ἥρπασεν ὡς λέων, συνεθλάσθη δὲ τοὺς ὀδόντας. διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος ἴσχυεν· ἐν Χριστῷ δὲ ἁμαρτίαν μὴ εὑρὼν ἀνενέργητος ἔμεινεν. εὔκαιρον οὖν εἰπεῖν· ποῦ σου, θάνατε, τὸ κέντρον, ποῦ σου, ᾅδη, τὸ νῖκος; ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ σὺ καταβέβλησαι· ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ χαίρουσιν ἄγγελοι· ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ πεπτώκασι δαίμονες. 73 ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ φθορᾶς ἐλυτρώθημεν· ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ κατάρας ἐρρύσθημεν· ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ ἡμεῖς συνανέστημεν· ἀνέστη Χριστὸς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐζωώθημεν· Χριστὸς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστὰς ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἐγένετο· αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος καὶ ἡ προσκύνησις καὶ ἡ μεγαλοσύνη νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν. Oratio in resurrectionem domini Λαμπρὰ καὶ μεγάλη καὶ θαυμαστὴ ἡ παροῦσα ἡμέρα, καὶ χαρᾶς ὄντως καὶ
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A joyful celebration of Christ's resurrection, inviting all to rejoice and partake in the spiritual feast of salvation.
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- Copy-text PG 39 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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