“O Hades, Where is your Victory? Christ is risen and you are overthrown. Christ is risen and demons have fallen. Christ is risen and angels rejoice. Christ is risen and life rules. Christ is risen and not one dead remains in the tomb. For
Christ, having risen from the dead, has become the
firstfruits of those that slept.
To
Him be the glory and the dominion, forever. Amen."
from The Paschal Sermon of St. John Chrysostom
Christ
is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon
those in the tombs bestowing life.
