Waaaaaa Hoooooo!
I’m guessing you have your Easter sorted, but if not check out this bumper list of stuff. Your Easter Day confession, absolution, blessing and dismissal are at the bottom as usual.
And for a fab Easter tradition, see below for how to give the Paschal Greeting* in Greek, English and BSL.
In addition, I’ve been on the airwaves recently. I’ve recorded a series of eight readings from my book 40 Days with Labyrinths for United Christian Broadcasting and I’ll let you know what dates they’ll be on air shortly. Plus the latest of my ‘Thought for the Day’ slots (see vid below).
Other than that, I wish you the greatest joy and blessing of the season as I give a liturgical ‘whoop’ and do my Easter happy dance. Bring on the chocolate!
* Pascal Greeting: the Christian equivalent of “Live long and prosper – Peace and long life.”
Did you know about the second half? Apparently, that’s only for geeks.** / ***
** Yes, I knew about the second half
*** Further geekery. Did you know it’s in the Bible too? 1 Sam 25:6
“Say to him, ‘Have a long life. Peace be to you. Peace be to your family. And peace be to all that you have.”
Paschal Greeting in G(r)eek:
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Say: Khristos anestay = Christ is risen!
Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! Say: Alaythos anestay = He is risen indeed!
And for the hard-core language nerds, here are Paschal Greetings from around the world, courtesy of the Orthodox Church in America
| Language | Greeting | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Aleut: | Khristus anahgrecum! | Alhecum anahgrecum! |
| Aleut: | Khris-tusax agla-gikux! | Agangu-lakan agla-gikux! |
| Albanian: | Krishti U Ngjall! | Vertet U Ngjall! |
| Alutuq: | Khris-tusaq ung-uixtuq! | Pijii-nuq ung-uixtuq! |
| Amharic: | Kristos tenestwal! | Bergit tenestwal! |
| Anglo-Saxon: | Crist aras! | Crist sodhlice aras! |
| Arabic: | El Messieh kahm! | Hakken kahm! |
| Armenian: | Kristos haryav ee merelotz! | Orhnial eh harootyunuh kristosee! |
| Athabascan: | Xristosi banuytashtch’ey! | Gheli banuytashtch’ey! |
| Bulgarian: | Hristos voskrese! | Vo istina voskrese! |
| Byelorussian: | Khrystos uvaskros! | Saprawdy uvaskros! |
| Chinese: | Helisituosi fuhuole! | Queshi fuhuole! |
| Coptic: | Pchristos aftooun! | Alethos aftooun! |
| Czech: | Vstal z mrtvých Kristus! | Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých! |
| Danish: | Kristus er opstanden! | Ja, sandelig opstanden! |
| Dutch: | Christus is opgestaan! | Ja, hij is waarlijk opgestaan! |
| English: | Christ is risen! | Indeed He is risen! |
| Eritrean-Tigre: | Christos tensiou! | Bahake tensiou! |
| Esperanto: | Kristo levigis! | Vere levigis! |
| Estonian: | Kristus on üles tõusnud! | Ta on tõesti üles tõusnud! |
| Ethiopian: | Christos t’ensah em’ muhtan! | Exai’ ab-her eokala! |
| Finnish: | Kristus nousi kuolleista! | Totisesti nousi! |
| French: | Le Christ est réssuscité! | En verite il est réssuscité! |
| Gaelic: | Taw creest ereen! | Taw shay ereen guhdyne! |
| Georgian: | Kriste aghsdga! | Cheshmaritad aghsdga! |
| German: | Christus ist auferstanden! | Wahrlich Er ist auferstanden! |
| Greek: | Christos anesti! | Alithos anesti! |
| Hawaiian: | Ua ala hou ‘o Kristo! | Ua ala ‘I ‘o no ‘oia! |
| Hebrew: | Ha Masheeha houh quam! | Be emet quam! |
| Hungarian: | Krisztus feltamadt! | Valoban feltamadt! |
| Ibo ( Nigeria): | Jesu Kristi ebiliwo! | Ezia o’ biliwo! |
| Indian (Malayalam): | Christu uyirthezhunnettu! | Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu! |
| Indonesian: | Kristus telah bangkit! | Benar dia telah bangkit! |
| Italian: | Cristo e’ risorto! | Veramente e’ risorto! |
| Japanese: | Harisutos Fukkatsu! | Jitsu ni Fukkatsu! |
| Javanese: | Kristus sampun wungu! | Tuhu sampun wungu! |
| Korean: | Kristo gesso! | Buhar ha sho nay! |
| Latin: | Christus resurrexit! | Vere resurrexit! |
| Latvian: | Kristus ir augsham sales! | Teyasham ir augsham sales vinsch! |
| Lugandan: | Kristo ajukkide! | Amajim ajukkide! |
| Norwegian: | Christus er oppstanden! | Sandelig han er oppstanden! |
| Polish: | Khristus zmartwyckwstal! | Zaprawde zmartwyckwstal! |
| Portuguese: | Cristo ressuscitou! | Em verdade ressuscitou! |
| Romanian: | Hristos a inviat! | Adevărat a înviat! |
| Russian: | Khristos voskrese! | Voistinu voskrese! |
| Sanskrit: | Kristo’pastitaha! | Satvam upastitaha! |
| Serbian: | Hristos vaskrse! | Vaistunu vaskrse! |
| Slovak: | Christos vstal z mŕtvych! | Vpravde vstal z mŕtvych! |
| Spanish: | Cristo ha resucitado! | En verdad ha resucitado! |
| Swahili: | Kristo amefufukka! | Kweli amefufukka! |
| Swedish: | Kristus är uppstånden! | Han är sannerligen uppstånden! |
| Syriac: | M’shee ho dkom! | Ha koo qam! |
| Tlingit: | Krisdos kux̱ wudigút! | X’éiga kux̱ wudigút! |
| Turkish: | Hristos diril – di! | Hakikaten diril – di! |
| Ugandan: | Kristo ajukkide! | Kweli ajukkide! |
| Ukrainian: | Khristos voskres! | Voistinu voskres! |
| Welsh: | Atgyfododd Crist! | Atgyfododd yn wir! |
| Yupik: | Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! | Iluumun Ung-uixtuq! |
| Zulu: | UKristu uvukile! | Ngempela uvukile! |
Liturgy for Easter
John 20:1-18, Colossians 3:1-4
Confession and Absolution
If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above.
Lord, we confess that we have not always acted as if we were raised with Christ,
and we have not always sought your kingdom.
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
Set your minds on things eternal, not on earthly things.
Risen Christ, we confess that our minds are often fixed in the here and now,
and we forget that our citizenship in heaven.
Christ, have mercy
Christ, have mercy.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Glorious Saviour, we confess that we often cling tightly to our lives
forgetting that you have won for us eternal life.
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
By the power of Christ’s resurrection and his victory over death and sin,
we proclaim liberty for captives and light to those in darkness,
for we have been raised with Christ.
Amen and Amen.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Blessing and Dismissal
Mary Magdalene told the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!”
May God fill us with the joy and wonder of that first Easter,
and may it overflow from our hearts and flood the world around us.
And the blessing of God almighty:
Loving Father,
Risen Son,
Empowering Spirit,
be upon us and those we love,
this day, this week, this year and for ever.
Amen.
Go in the power of Christ’s resurrection
to live as those raised from death to life.
Amen and Amen.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
The Reflectionary 