PASCHAL GRAMMATA
PASCHAL ENCYCLICAL AND APOSTOLIC GRAMMATA Of His Eminence, ++Rogelio By the Mercy of God, Presiding Metropolitan of Manila and Luzon To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, Reverend and Beloved Clergy, Honored Monastics, and all the Christ-loving Faithful of the Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church of the Philippines, the Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in East Asia, and the Ancient Church of the West: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Beloved in the Lord, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) With one heart and one voice, we proclaim the victory which no power of earth or hell can overthrow: “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.” (Matthew 28:6). Christ is risen from the dead, and by His rising He has trampled down death, despoiled Hades, and restored our fallen nature to life and incorruption. The Apostle tes...
