Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen!
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

"And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, 'Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.'"
(Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8)

Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women

The third Sunday of Holy Pascha is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers. The day commemorates when the women disciples of our Lord came to the tomb to anoint his body with myrrh-oils but found the tomb empty. As the woman wondered what this meant, angels appeared proclaiming that Christ had risen from the dead.

Read the Gospel (Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8)

Read the Epistle (Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7)

Study the Gospel & Epistle Readings

Listen to the Hymns of Pascha

Sunday Sermon Series

Come and See

When You did cry, Rejoice, unto the Myrrh-bearers, You did make the lamentation of Eve the first mother to cease by Your Resurrection, O Christ God. And You did bid Your Apostles to preach: The Savior is risen from the grave.

(Kontakion for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers)

Living As Christians

Christ is Risen! On the Second Sunday after Pascha, the Church remembers the Myrrh-Bearing Women.

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Family Gospel Lesson

Gather together as a family to talk about Gospel reading for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women, with this lesson prepared by the Center for Family Care.

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Christ's Resurrection

In this video, we learn about the celebration in the Orthodox Christian faith of Christ’s resurrection at the end of our Paschal journey, and the significance it has for our lives.

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