(Mt 4:12; Mk 1:14; Jn 4:1-42)
All four Gospels speak of the Lord’s departure to Galilee. Sts Matthew and Mark note that this took place after John had been imprisoned, while St John adds that the reason for this was the rumor that Jesus was receiving...
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Archimandrite Savva (Mazhuko)
It is a well-known fact that the Paschal cry of “Christ is Risen” contains within itself the entire Gospel, like a summary of the apostolic preaching. It is like the short formulas in mathematics...
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2nd Resurrection Gospel Reading
(Mark 16:1-8)
When the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome had bought sweet spices that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning, the...
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9th Resurrection Gospel
(John 20:19-31)
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and...
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In accordance with the rite established by the Church, we exchange a Paschal kiss during Matins on the first day of Holy Pascha. The rite is both important and comforting.
Ordinarily, when we exchange that kiss, we say, “Christ is Risen!” and are...
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Hieromartyr Metropolitan St. Seraphim (Chichagov)
We have been forgiven and redeemed. Christ is Risen! In those three words, everything is said. In them lies the foundation of our faith, our hope, our love, the Christian life, all of our...
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Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokalamsk
(For Great Thursday)
“Whoso eateth My Flesh, and drinketh My Blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him.” [John 6:56] In those words, the Lord speaks of two things: of His being in us...
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“O hills and valleys, the
multitude of men, and all
creation, weep and lament
with me, the Mother of your God.”
St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea
Jerusalem was all astir with the news about the exceedingly great miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus the four-days-dead by the Lord Jesus Christ.
They needed to greet with glory this Miracle...
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Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
The joy that permeates and enlightens the service of Lazarus Saturday stresses one major theme: the forthcoming victory of Christ over Hades. "Hades" is the Biblical term for Death and its universal power, for...
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