The Paschal homily or sermon (also known in Greek as Hieratikon or as the Catechetical Homily) of St John Chrysostom (died 407 AD) is read aloud on the morning of Pascha (a.k.a. "Easter" in English), called "the Great and Holy Pascha of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ" in the Eastern Orthodox Church and in the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine rite. According to the Tradition of the Church, no one sits during the reading of the Paschal homily. Portions of it are often done with the interactive participation of the congregation.
Contents
The Homily
Enter all of you, therefore, into the joy of our Lord, and, whether first or last, receive your reward. You that have fasted and you that have disregarded the fast, rejoice today! Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness. He that was taken by death has annihilated it! It was embittered, for it was abolished! It took a body and came upon God! O death, where is thy sting? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown! For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the first-fruits of them that have slept.Links to different translations of the Paschal Homily
References
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