:If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let them enjoy this beautiful and radiant festival.
::If anyone is a grateful servant, let them, rejoicing, enter into the joy of his Lord.
:::If anyone has wearied themselves in fasting, let them now receive recompense.
:If anyone has labored from the first hour, let them today receive the just reward.
::If anyone has come at the third hour, with thanksgiving let them feast.
:::If anyone has arrived at the sixth hour, let them have no misgivings; for they shall suffer no loss.
::::If anyone has delayed until the ninth hour, let them draw near without hesitation.
:::::If anyone has arrived even at the eleventh hour, let them not fear on account of tardiness.
:For the Master is gracious and receives the last even as the first; He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, just as to him who has labored from the first.
::He has mercy upon the last and cares for the first; to the one He gives, and to the other He is gracious.
:::He both honors the work and praises the intention.
:Enter all of you, therefore, into the joy of our Lord, and, whether first or last, receive your reward.
::O rich and poor, one with another, dance for joy!
:::O you ascetics and you negligent, celebrate the day!
:You that have fasted and you that have disregarded the fast, rejoice today!
::The table is rich-laden: feast royally, all of you!
:::The calf is fatted: let no one go forth hungry!
:Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness.
::Let no one lament their poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
:::Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave.
::::Let no one fear death, for the Saviour's death has set us free.
:He that was taken by death has annihilated it!
::He descended into Hades and took Hades captive!
:::He embittered it when it tasted His flesh! And anticipating this, Isaiah exclaimed: "''Hades was embittered when it encountered Thee in the lower regions''".
:It was embittered, for it was abolished!
::It was embittered, for it was mocked!
:::It was embittered, for it was purged!
::::It was embittered, for it was despoiled!
:::::It was embittered, for it was bound in chains!
:It took a body and came upon God!
::It took earth and encountered Ηeaven!
:::It took what it saw, but crumbled before what it had not seen!
:O death, where is thy sting?
::O Hades, where is thy victory?
:Christ is risen, and you are overthrown!
::Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!
:::Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!
::::Christ is risen, and life reigns!
:::::Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a tomb!
:For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the first-fruits of them that have slept.
::To Him be glory and might unto the ages of ages.
:::Amen.