Death, where is thy sting? He is Risen!...

"This is the night of which it is written: 

The night shall be as bright as day, dazzling is the night for me,

and full of gladness. The sanctifying power of this night dispels
all wickedness, washes faults away, restores innocence to the fallen,
and joy to the mourners,drives out hatred, fosters concord, and
brings down the mighty."  - From Exultet, intoned during Easter Vigil 

(beautiful full text linked below)
Click here: Paschal Proclamation (Exsultet) • Recording Easter Proclamation -Holy Saturday

"Poor death, where is your sting?

Poor hell, where is your triumph?

Christ steps out of the tomb and you are

reduced to nothing!

Christ rises and the angels are wild with delight.

Christ rises and life is set free.

Christ rises and graves are emptied of dead.

Oh yes, for He broke from the tomb like a flower,

a beautiful fruit: the first fruit of those already gone.

All glory be His, all success and power . . .

forever and ever."

St John Chrysosotom
Excerpt from Easter homily

387 AD

Painting above: Jacopa Robusti Tintoretto, The Resurrection of Christ (1565)

  

"Let us feel the joy of being Christian!

We believe in the Risen One who conquered evil and death!

Let us have the courage to 'come out of ourselves,'

to take this joy and this light to all the places of our life!

The Resurrection of Christ is our greatest certainty; He is our
most precious treasure! How can we not share this treasure,

this certainty with others? It is not only for us, it is to be passed on,

to be shared with others. Our testimony is precisely this."

 Pope Francis

 

Christ is risen to go before us:
our Brother to the Father,
our Priest to the Altar.
our Saviour to the world!

Christ is risen!

Christ is risen!
Christ is risen!

 Alleluia!     Alleluia!     Alleluia!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
By His great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope 
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 
and to an inheritance which is . . . kept in Heaven for you. - 1 Pet 1:3

Full text: Pope Francis’ homily at the Easter Vigil

Full text of Easter Vigil Homily 2020

"Today, as pilgrims in search of hope, we cling to you, Risen Jesus.
We turn our backs and open our hearts to you, 
for you are Life itself." - Pope Francis