May 4, 2013

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

My dear friends and family. For those of us around the world who practice our Christian faith through the traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy tonight at the stroke of midnight we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Today we join our other brothers and sisters around the world, and from generation to generation, those who have already celebrated the resurrection of Christ on the Western calendar, and those of us who celebrate now on the Eastern calendar, to proclaim: Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! He has come to this world to be the victor over death and to set the prisoner free. As the prophet Isaiah says...

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because of which He anointed Me. He sent Me to proclaim good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to preach liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, the day of recompense, and to comfort all who mourn; to give those who mourn in Zion glory instead of ashes, the oil of gladness to those who mourn; the garment of glory instead of a spirit of indifference. They shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory. They shall build the ancient deserts, raise up those formerly abandoned, and renew the desert cities that laid waste for generations." Isaiah 61:1-4.

May you be blessed by his living presence in your live and throughout the days of your journey toward eternity.

Paschal Greeting in languages

from around the world

English - Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!
Mandarin - Jidu fuhuo liao! zhende, ta fuhuo liao!
Tibetan - Yeshu kyarsön chesong! lakso chesong!
Serbian - Hristos váskrse! vaïstinu váskrse!
Haitian Creole - Kris la ki leve pami! Vreman vre LI LEVE VIVAN!
Thai - Pha Kristo Tiao klap pen kune m lèo! ting ting phra tong klap pén kune ma!

Greek – Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!
Russian – Khristos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!
Ethiopian – Christos Tenestaul! Awon Tenestaul!
Spanish - Cristo ha resucitado! Verdaderamente, ha resucitado! 
Latin - Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!
German - Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!
Romanian - Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!
Arabic - Al-Masih-Qam! Hakkan Qam!
Korean - Kristo Gesso Buhwal ha sho sumnida! Chamuro Buhwal ha sho sumnida!
Hawaiian - Ua ala hou ´o kristo! Ua ala ´i ´o no ´oia!
Eskimo Aleut - Kristus aq ungwektaq! Pichinuq ungwektaq!
Georgian - Kriste aghsdga! Cheshmaritad aghsdga!
Swahili - Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka!