ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM (347-407 AD)
The Master is generous and accepts the last even as the first. He gives rest to those who come at the eleventh hour, just the same as to those who laboured all day. He accepts the deed, and commends the intention. Enter then, all of you, into the joy of our Lord. First and last, receive alike your reward. Rich and poor, dance together. You who fasted and you who have not fasted, rejoice together. The table is fully laden: let all enjoy it. The calf is fatted: let none go away hungry. Let none lament their poverty, for the universal Kingdom is revealed. Let none bewail their transgressions, for the light of forgiveness has risen from the tomb. Let none fear death, for the death of the Saviour has set us free. (Easter homily)
