The Resurrection of Christ

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Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
so that we too, might walk in newness of life.
cf Romans 6:4
 


The Father breathed into us the spirit of life
and armed us with incorruptibility.

 
Hippolytus, 3rd century

 
 
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Death, where is your victory?
1 Corinthians 15:55
 


Christ killed death that was killing man.

 
St. Melito of Sardis, 2nd century

 
 
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He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead
will give life to your mortal bodies also.
Romans 8:11
 


The resurrection of the Lord is our hope.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Luke 24:5
 


Death has fled before the glory of the Risen One.

 
St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century

 
 
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God gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
cf 1 Corinthians 15: 57
 


Rejoice, heavenly powers!
Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation, around God’s throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation.

 
Easter Proclamation; Roman Liturgy

 
 
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I believe
that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living!

Psalm 27:13
 


Easter, the resurrection of Christ!
Easter, the only feast of the early Church
around which every other feast grew
like stars around the sun;
the feasts of feasts, the final proof of Christ's divinity.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
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I will raise him up at the last day.
Jesus; John 6:40
 


Faith in the resurrection of Christ never misleads us,
and hope in our own resurrection never deceives us,
because God our Father both restored Our Lord to life
and will restore us to life too by his power.

 
St. Bede the Venerable, 8th century

 
 
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If Christ has not been raised,
then your faith is in vain
1 Corinthians 15:14
 


Christ’s death and resurrection
are the central facts of all human history.
His victory over death has been proclaimed everywhere
and has sustained in peace and joy
those who have believed.

 
Servant of God, Walter Ciszek, 20th century

 

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