Поучение 69. Слово огласительное в Св. великую неделю Пасхи 80 .

What is this, beloved brothers, lovers of holidays, and lovers of Christ? What kind of luminous celebration is this? What is this abundance of light and joy? What has illuminated the Church so much? What enlightened the universe so much? What produced such joy and lightness? Yesterday in sadness, and today in complacency; yesterday in lamentation, and today in lordship; Yesterday there were sobs, and today there are exclamations. You ask: what is the reason for this? What produced such joy and lightness? Christ is risen from the dead, and the whole world rejoices. He abolished death by His life-giving death, and everyone in hell was released from their bonds; opened paradise and made it accessible to everyone. Oh, unimaginable depth! O immeasurable height! O terrible mystery, surpassing the power of the mind! The Angels sing, rejoicing about our salvation. Prophets rejoice when they see their prophecies fulfilled. All creation celebrates together, for the day of salvation has dawned for it, the Sun of righteousness has risen again. Who will worthily sing of the grace of this bright day? Who will majestically depict the power of such a sacrament? Who else but our golden Father John, penetrating everywhere, the loudest preacher, the brightest and most brilliant lamp of the universe, the true shepherd and teacher, the wisest and most skillful physician of souls, the faithful helper of sinners, pouring out streams of gold more abundantly than the waters of the Nile, golden and golden-tongued and golden-tongued. Let him magnify, sing and praise the power of the sacrament, and let him proclaim its grace in few and short words. But behold, he is ready to speak, like the abundant word and the great-voiced trumpet of the Spirit. We will be ready to listen and attentive to find out what the second preacher of repentance proclaims to us. So listen up. Word of Chrysostom. Let those who are pious and God-loving enjoy this wonderful celebration. Let whoever is a prudent servant enter with joy into the joy of his Lord. Whoever has labored while fasting, let him now receive a denarius (Matthew 20:13). Whoever worked from the first hour, let him receive his due payment today. Whoever came after the third, let him celebrate with gratitude. Whoever came after the sixth should not doubt at all; for nothing will be lost. Whoever slowed down and came to the ninth, let him begin without any fear. Whoever came even at the eleventh hour, let him begin and not be afraid. For our Lord is generous and accepts the last as the first; calms the one who came at the eleventh hour just as he did the one who worked from the first hour; He has mercy on the last and rewards the first; and to this he gives, and to this he bestows; and accepts deeds and welcomes intentions; He honors work and praises diligence. So, all of you, enter into the joy of our Lord; both the first and the second will receive a bribe; rich and poor rejoice one with another; those who are abstinent and careless, honor the day; those who have fasted and those who have not fasted, rejoice now. The meal 81 is prepared, enjoy it all 82 ; the calf is well-fed, let no one be greedy; Enjoy all the wealth of goodness. Let no one weep over misery, for the common kingdom has appeared. Let no one cry over sins, for forgiveness has shined from the grave. Let no one fear death; for the death of the Savior has set us free. He killed her, held by her; captured hell, descending into hell; He grieved him, having tasted His flesh. Isaiah also exclaimed about this in ancient times and said: “hell... be grieved, he will shit thee” (Is. 14:9). He was grieved because he died; I was upset because I was insulted. Took on a body and met God; accepted the earth, and met the sky; accepted what he saw and was exposed to what he did not see. “Where are you, death, the sting? Where the hell is victory? (1 Cor. 15:55). Christ is risen, and the demons have fallen; Christ is risen, and the Angels rejoice; Christ is risen, and life is restored; Christ is risen, and there is not one dead in the tomb. For “Christ, who rose from the dead, became the firstfruits of those who died” (1 Cor. 15:20). To him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen. Translated from Hellenic-Greek. See Patrology, vol. 99, p. 709. In modern Greek added: Holy Mysteries. In modern Greek added: t.o. take communion everyone. You might be interested in: