Christ has risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and bestowing life upon those in the tombs.
The women who came with Mary before dawn and found the stone rolled away from the tomb heard an angel say, "Why do you seek Him who dwells in eternal light among the dead as a man? Look upon the graveclothes, flee, and proclaim to the world that the Lord has risen, having put death to death, for He is the Son of God, who saves the human race!"
Though You descended into the tomb, O Immortal One, You destroyed the power of hell and arose as victor, O Christ our God, crying out to the myrrh-bearing women, "Rejoice!" and granting peace to Your apostles, You who grant resurrection to the fallen.
The angel proclaimed to the Blessed Virgin: "Rejoice, O Pure Virgin!" And again I say: "Rejoice!" Your Son rose from the tomb on the third day, and raised the dead. People, rejoice!
Shine, shine, New Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Rejoice now and be rejoiced, O Zion! And you, rejoice, O Pure Theotokos, for the resurrection of Your Son.
Let God arise and His enemies be scattered (Psalm 68:2).
The sacred Pascha has appeared to us on this day—the new Pascha, the holy Pascha, the mystical Pascha, the Pascha honored by all. Pascha is Christ the Redeemer; the immaculate Pascha, the great Pascha, the Pascha of the faithful, the Pascha that opened the gates of paradise for us, the Pascha that sanctifies all the faithful.
As smoke vanishes, let them vanish (Psalm 68:3).
Go forth after the vision, O women who bring good news, and proclaim to Zion: "Receive from us the joy of the good news of Christ's resurrection!" Rejoice, be glad, and be glad, Jerusalem, having beheld Christ the King, like a bridegroom, coming forth from the tomb.
So let sinners perish before the face of God, but let the righteous be glad (Psalm 68:3-4).
Late in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women, standing before the tomb of the Giver of Life, found an angel seated on a stone. He turned to them and cried out: "Why do you seek the Living One among the dead? Why do you mourn for the Incorruptible One, as one subject to corruption? Return and tell His disciples!
This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!" (Psalm 118:24).
Joyful Pascha, Pascha, the Lord's Pascha, the all-holy Pascha has dawned upon us. Pascha! Let us joyfully embrace one another. O Pascha—deliverance from sorrow! For from the tomb on this day, as from a bridal chamber, Christ, shining forth, filled the women with joy with the words: "Let the Apostles Know!"
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Resurrection Day! Let us shine with triumph and embrace one another; let us say, "Brothers!" and forgive all who hate us for the sake of the resurrection, and thus proclaim: "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs He bestowed life!"