From the Resurrection Service

Today is the day of the Resurrection! O nations, let us be joyful! For this Passover is the Passover of the Lord, in that Christ made us pass from death to life and from earth to heaven, we who sing the song of victory!

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord!

Let us purify our senses and we shall see Christ, shining in the unapproachable light of His Resurrection. We shall clearly hear Him say, “Rejoice” as we sing the song of victory.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever. Amen.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice. Let the whole world, visible and invisible keep the feast, for Christ is risen, our eternal joy!

Christ is risen from the dead; and by His death, He has trampled upon Death and has given life to those who were in the tombs. (3 times)

Having risen from the grave as He foretold, Jesus has granted us eternal life and great mercy.

Ode One of the Pashal Canon of Orthros

Let God arise and His enemies will scatter; and those who hate Him will flee before Him.

Our Passover, Christ the Redeemer, is revealed to us today as a noble Passover. This is a new and holy Passover, a mystical Passover, a blameless Passover, a glorious Passover, a Passover for the faithful, a Passover that opens for us the gates of Paradise, a Passover that sanctifies all believers.

As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish and melt as wax before the fire.

Come back from what you have seen, O women heralds of good tidings, and say to Zion: “Accept from us the joyful announcement of the Resurrection of Christ! O Jerusalem, rejoice, exult and leap for joy! For you have seen Christ the King coming out of the tomb as fair as a bridegroom!”

So do sinners perish before God; but let the just exult with joy before God.

When, early in the morning, the ointment-bearing women stood before the tomb of the Giver of Life, they saw an Angel sitting on the stone, and he spoke to them, saying: “Why do you seek the Living One among the dead? Why do you mourn, as if the Incorruptible One has suffered corruption? Go to His disciples and proclaim the glad tidings!”

This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice therein.

A glorious Passover has shone upon us: a Passover of the Lord, a Passover perfectly honorable. Let us embrace one another with joy! O, what a Passover, delivering from sorrow: for Christ, coming out of the tomb as from a bridal chamber, fills the women with joy by telling them to bring this happy news to the disciples.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Today is the day of the Resurrection: let us glory in this feast and embrace one another. O brethren, let us say: “Because of the Resurrection, we forgive all things to those who hate us."” And let us all sing together:

“Christ is risen from the dead; and by His death, He has trampled upon death; and has given life to those who were in the tombs!”

Ode Nine of the Paschal Canon of Orthros

From the Triodion

I am shaken by the passions, ensnared by enemies, and led away captive by evil habits. Take pity on me, O Compassionate Lord, and arm me with the breastplate of Your Cross, that with an unshaken heart I may sing: O Young men, bless Him! You priests, praise Him! All you people, exalt Him above all forever!

From the Eighth Ode, the Canon, Orthros, Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent

As we come to the middle of this season of the Fast by the power of the Cross, let us glorify Him who was lifted up on it in the middle of the earth, for He is out to Him: O Master, grant that we may contemplate Your Passion and Your glorious Resurrection. Give us Your forgiveness and great mercy!

From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

The Pharisee used many words in praising himself and was rejected for his vanity. the humble Publican prayed in silence and was justified. Learn the difference between the two, O my soul. Choose humility as a way of life, for Christ promised His grace to the humble, for He is the Lover of Mankind.

From the Aposticha, Vespers, Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent