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| This world is passing away. |
| 1 John 2:17 |
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As for this life, when death comes and the theatre is deserted,
when all remove their masks of wealth or of poverty and depart,
judged only by their works, they will be seen for what they are:
some truly rich, others poor.
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St. John Chrysostom, 4th century
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O death where is your victory?
Death, where is your sting? |
| 1 Corinthians 15:55 |
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Thanks be to God
who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Liturgy of the Hours
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He will change our lowly body
to conform with his glorified body.
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| Philippians 3:21 |
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Christ did away with the everlasting character of death
so as to make death a thing of time, not of eternity.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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| Death no longer has dominion over him. |
| Romans 6:9 |
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By dying Christ submitted to the laws of the underworld;
by rising again, he destroyed them.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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They made his grave with the wicked,
and with a rich man in his death. |
| Isaiah 53:9 |
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The endurance of darkness
is the preparation for great light.
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St. John of the Cross, 16th century
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| Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. |
| Ephesians 5:2 |
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Christ Jesus suffered death in the flesh
in order to give all humankind life.
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St. Cyril of Alexandria, 5th century
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| Death, where is your sting? |
| 1 Corinthians 15:55 |
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Death has fled before the glory of the Risen One.
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St. Peter Chrysologus, 5th century
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Death, where is your victory?
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| 1 Corinthians 15:55 |
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Christ killed death that was killing man.
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St. Melito of Sardis, 2nd century
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