Comments on: Did you use the Paschal greeting today?

By: Peter Kirk

Peter Kirk — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:37:13 +0000

It was not widely used in the Church of England when I was young. But now it is. And I have heard it explained as an import from Orthodox churches. So I would go along with Wikipedia’s account.

By: Kevin Sam

Kevin Sam — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:10:05 +0000

I use it simply because it excites me that the Lord is risen! It is used in most liturgical churches but I’m sure I’ve also heard it in evangelical churches too.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:23:05 +0000

Well, the closest I came was when I asked my congregation to join me and shout, “He is risen!”

We’re Low Church.

By: Nathan Stitt

Nathan Stitt — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:57:00 +0000

Ah, I am ignorant. I was wondering why everyone was commenting on everyone else’s Easter blogging with such greetings. I was raised in the church, but obviously not one that has this tradition. I feel illuminated (and embarrassed).

By: Esteban Vázquez

Esteban Vázquez — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:43:01 +0000

The traditional liturgical form of the greeting in the West is:

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia!

I’ve heard many people exchange such a greeting before in those circles in which I moved in the past (liturgically minded Dutch Reformed, and also among Lutherans and Episcopalians), but not outside of them. Here in Puerto Rico it is altogether unknown.

In the Eastern Christian tradition its use is universal, from Pascha to the Ascension, in the form you cite in your post. I’m eagerly looking forward to those forty days, which are five weeks away for me at this point!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:07:04 +0000

My Church does it, we’re a responsive reading church and baptist. We actually have a lot of liturgical stuff, we just dress it up to look baptist