A Lamb the sheep redeems; Christ, who only is sinless ... 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. When they arrive Jesus is already risen, the tomb is empty. We almost get the impression that Jesus could not wait ...

The light and power of Christ's death and resurrection has become the pattern ... Seeing the empty tomb, the disciples were motivated to seek the Risen Lord at work in their midst.

For Christ our eternal joy has risen! Eirmos: Come, let us drink a new beverage, not miraculously drawn from a barren rock, but the fountain of Incorruption springing from the tomb of Christ in Whom ...