in the tomb's bestowing light. Christ is risen.
Indeed he is risen. His cross was blessed. His
cross was blessed. His cross was blessed. His
cross was blessed. His cross was blessed. What
a joy. What a marvelous day. Let the heavens
be glad we sing. And let the earth rejoice. Let
the whole world, the visible and invisible, keep
the feast. For this is the day of resurrection.
The day that the Lord has made. From death to
life and from earth to heaven as Christ, our
God, led us as we sing the song of victory. My
dear people, by the mercy of God, we again have
been blessed to enjoy this radiant feast day,
this chosen and holy day. The feast of feasts,
which the gospel and the church continuously
proclaim and declare. Death is dispelled. Death
has been destroyed. The annihilation of Hades
has taken place. of everlasting life has come
on this stage to you and to me. The story of
the resurrection of our Lord begins with the
angel asking Mary Magdalene when they came to
the temple, to the tomb of the temple. Why do
you seek the living among the dead, he asked.
He is not here, referring to Jesus. He is risen.
Go, tell his disciples. And pasta is like a glorious
sunrise. It announces not only a new day, a renewal
of a new day. But it announces a new creation.
And this is why we as Orthodox, with unparalleled
joy, with inexplicable and irrepressible happiness,
proclaim Our joy. For you and me, my dear people,
death has been overcome. The death of Christ
is the very center, the very essence, the epicenter,
the fundamental basis of all that we do, not
only in church, But our whole Christian life,
our spiritual life, without the resurrection,
there would be no church. There would be no New
Testament. And probably, like those in San Francisco,
we would be going around Casey Bynes. The resurrection
of Jesus is an event which has and will continue
to have until Christ comes in all his glory.
It will have and does have an effect on each
one of us. Each person born into this world will
in some way either enjoy The festivities of pasta
for the consequences. No message is more important.
No message is more significant than Christ is
risen. I say to you, these are the most important
words you will ever hear. Christ is risen. He
is risen. Because he is risen, the gates of paradise
are open. And mankind now has direct access to
the throne of the almighty God. This is the turning
point in all history. A new reality has broken
into this world. The reality of the victorious
power of Christ's resurrection. In him is our
strength. In him is our victory. We, of course,
resurrect with Him. There is no darkness that
the risen Christ cannot dispel. There is no problem
that Christ cannot solve. There is no smothered
hope that He cannot revive. Because his words
echo and re -echo throughout more of his time.
He has said, I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in me will not die. He will live.
Our perishable life, yours and mine, will become
imperishable. And our mortality will take on
immortality. What's so wonderful? What's incredible?
Matchless, joyous, inspirational words. You see,
pasta will never lose its significance. True.
You and I, still are confronted with the reality
of death. But, if we hang on his honor, Lawrence
said, hang on to this faith. There should be
no fear, as John Christopher said in his marvelous
passage, There's no fear in death, for Christ
has conquered death. Yet, there are those who
say, how can we reflect the joy of pasta if our
loved ones are taken away from us? But do we
not stand by the grave? and sing this mighty
hymn, Christ is risen from the dead, trampling
down death by death, and upon those which whom
the soul loves. No one will remain. Death, death
is not the ultimate answer. O death, where is
thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? All
cry out. Thanks to God, which gives us the victory
through Jesus Christ. This message proclaims
our immortality, something we did not have until
the resurrection. Death is swallowed up in victory
as a people of God, as people of the resurrection.
We have nothing to fear. The experience called
dying is God's way upon us that is eternal home.
In the Father's house, he said, turn away my
sins. This day, he said, is not simply another
holiday among all the holidays of the church.
It is the holiday. It is the climax, as I said,
the foundation, the center through which everything
converges and everything radiates throughout
life. It was not simply a sentimental gesture
that our patron saint, Seraphim, said to everyone,
every day of the year, Christ is risen. He said
that because he grasped that essential element,
that joy, that radiated from him, as it radiates
throughout the universe. It was because he grasped
the meaning of the resurrection. Yes, Christ
has come to earth to bring us to heaven. He has
died to save us. Let every voice be raised to
proclaim. For this is the day which the Lord
hath made. Let us embrace one another, and in
honor of his resurrection, let us pardon and
forgive one another, and then let us sing. God
bless you. God bless you. For as much as he is
good, love is good, and Christ is risen. Christ
is risen from the dead, from the dead by death,
and upon those in the two -feet stone we lie.
Christ is risen from the dead, from the dead
by death, Christ is risen from the dead, traveling
down death by death, and upon those in the truth
bestowing life. And unto us he has given eternal
life. Let us worship his resurrection on the
third day. Thank you. Three, four.