Fr. Dumitru Staniloae explains in his book, Orthodoxy, Life in the Resurrection, the
importance of the Resurrection for the Orthodox Church, stating that:
“The deepest foundation of the
hope and joy which characterise Orthodoxy and which penetrate all its worship
is the Resurrection. Easter, the centre of Orthodox worship, is an explosion of
joy, the same joy which the disciples felt when they saw the risen Saviour. It
is the explosion of cosmic joy at the triumph of life, after the overwhelming
sorrow over death – death which even the Lord of life had to suffer when he
became man. ‘Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult, and let all the world
invisible and visible jeep holiday, for Christ our eternal joy is risen’ All
things are now filled with the certainty of life, whereas before all had been
moving steadily towards death. Orthodoxy emphasises with special insistence the
faith of Christianity in the triumph of life”.
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