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[[Image:John Chrysostom.jpg|right|thumb|250px|St. [[John Chrysostom]]]]
The '''Paschal Homily''' of St. [[John Chrysostom]] is read at the end of [[Orthros]] (Matins) at [[Pascha]], the feast of the [[Resurrection]] of [[Jesus Christ]], universally throughout the [[Orthodox Church]]. It was composed sometime during his ministry in the late 4th or early 5th century.
== The Paschal Homily ==
== Other versions or translations ==
In some local practises, it is common, after the priest has read 'was embittered', for the congregation to repeat 'was embittered'; and the same for 'is risen'.
== Commentary on the Homily ==
This sermon is a fine example of the "Christ Victorious" model of the atonement that was the dominant image of the work of Christ among early Christians and among the Orthodox today. Orthodoxy sees chiefly Christ the Victor and interprets the Crucifixion primarily as an act of triumphant victory over the powers of evil. This is why, at Pascha, we sing, "the reason for the festal hymn of the Resurrection being ''Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowing life''."{{stub}}
==See also==
*[[Pascha]]
*[[Paschal Greeting]]
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