Christ is risen from the dead!
By death he trampled death
and to those in the tombs he granted life!
-from a Byzantine Easter Troparian

We greet you with great joy on this day of the Resurrection of the Lord!
Today the Lord has conquered death! Today Light has overcome darkness! Today the Cross and Resurrection have overcome sin!
We hope you have a very blessed Easter, rejoicing in the victory of Christ!
Mary, Cause of our Joy, pray for us!
“The women with Mary, before the dawn, found the stone rolled away from the tomb – And they, heard the Angel say: ‘Why do you seek among the dead as a mortal , the One who abides in everlasting light? Behold, the linens of burial – Go in haste and proclaim to the world – that having, conquered Death, the Lord is risen for He is the Son of God, the Savior of mankind.”
-from Byzantine Resurrection Matins