O Lord, Thou hast given us Thy Cross as a weapon against the devil; / for he quails and trembles, unable to contemplate Thy power; / for Thou didst raise the dead and abolish death: / Wherefore we worship Thy Burial and Thy Rising.

[From the Ochtoechos]




"O death, where is thy sting? O hades, where is thy victory?"
Christ is risen, and you are overthrown!
Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!
Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen, and life reigns!
Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a tomb!

{St. John Chrysostom]