He is risen indeed!<\/p>\n
Welcome aboard the Bark of Peter those who have entered the Catholic Church during this season. Congratulations to those who took part of "operation blank slate" (Baptism) and are now part of Christ’s Mystical Body. Welcome home to Eutychus Fell: Becoming Catholic<\/a> (who will need to update his blog title) and JanJan of With Issues<\/a> and Elliot Bougis<\/a>.<\/p>\n On this day I also remember blog friend Sean Roberts<\/a> a convert from atheism who blogged his transition from RCIA into the Catholic Church and to being a monk at Holy Resurrection Monastery<\/a>.<\/p>\n We are Easter people; and Alleluia is our song! Saint Augustine<\/p>\n From an Easter Homily by Saint John Chrysostom.<\/p>\n A<\/font> re there Are there any who are grateful servants? Are there any weary from fasting? I<\/font>f any have toiled<\/font> from the first hour, If any have come after the third hour, Those who arrived after the sixth hour, Those who have tarried until the ninth hour, And those who arrived only at the eleventh hour, For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first. To one and all the Lord gives generously. Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord! F<\/font>irst and last alike<\/font>, receive your reward. Conscientious and lazy, celebrate the day! Feast royally, for the calf is fatted. L<\/font>et no one grieve<\/font> being poor, Let no one lament persistent failings, Let no one fear death, The Lord has destroyed death by enduring it. Isaiah foretold this when he said, H<\/font>ell was in turmoil<\/font> having been eclipsed. Hell grasped a corpse, and met God. O death, where is your sting? C<\/font>hrist is risen<\/font>, and you are cast down! For Christ, having risen from the dead, To Christ be glory and power forever and ever. Amen!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" He is risen indeed! Welcome aboard the Bark of Peter those who have entered the Catholic Church during this season. Congratulations to those who took part of "operation blank slate"…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liturgy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nany<\/font> who are devout lovers of God?
\nLet them enjoy this beautiful bright festival! <\/p>\n
\nLet them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nLet them now receive their due!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nlet them receive their reward.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nlet them with gratitude join in the feast!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nlet them not doubt; for they shall not be short-changed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nlet them not hesitate; but let them come too.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nlet them not be afraid by reason of their delay.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Lord gives rest to those who come at the eleventh hour,
\neven as to those who toiled from the beginning.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Lord accepts the offering of every work.
\nThe Lord honours every deed and commends their intention.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nRich and poor, rejoice together!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nYou who have kept the fast, and you who have not,
\nrejoice, this day, for the table is bountifully spread!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nLet no one go away hungry.
\nPartake, all, of the banquet of faith.
\nEnjoy the bounty of the Lord’s goodness!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor the universal reign has been revealed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor forgiveness has risen from the grave.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor the death of our Saviour has set us free.<\/p>\n
\nThe Lord vanquished hell when he descended into it.
\nThe Lord put hell in turmoil even as it tasted of his flesh.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\n“You, O Hell, were placed in turmoil when he encountering you below.”
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHell was in turmoil having been mocked.
\nHell was in turmoil having been destroyed.
\nHell was in turmoil having been abolished.
\nHell was in turmoil having been made captive.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHell seized earth, and encountered heaven.
\nHell took what it saw, and was overcome by what it could not see.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nO hell, where is your victory?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nChrist is risen, and the demons are fallen!
\nChrist is risen, and the angels rejoice!
\nChrist is risen, and life is set free!
\nChrist is risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nis become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n