s ▁writers ▁Category : English ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : English ▁women ▁po ets ▁Category : English ▁women ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pas ch al ▁hom ily ▁or ▁ser mon ▁( also ▁known ▁in ▁Greek ▁as ▁Hier at ikon ▁or ▁as ▁the ▁C ate ch et ical ▁Hom ily ) ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁Ch rys ost om ▁( d ied ▁ 4 0 7 ) ▁is ▁read ▁al oud ▁at ▁Pas ch al ▁mat ins , ▁the ▁service ▁that ▁begins ▁E aster , ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁By z antine ▁Catholic ▁churches . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁no ▁one ▁s its ▁during ▁the ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁Pas ch al ▁hom ily . ▁Port ions ▁of ▁it ▁are ▁often ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁interactive ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Hom ily ▁▁ ▁If ▁anyone ▁is ▁dev out ▁and ▁a ▁lo ver ▁of ▁God , ▁let ▁them ▁enjoy ▁this ▁beautiful ▁and ▁radi ant ▁festival . ▁If ▁anyone ▁is ▁a ▁grateful ▁servant , ▁let ▁them , ▁rejo icing , ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁joy ▁of ▁his ▁Lord . ▁If ▁anyone ▁has ▁wear ied ▁themselves ▁in ▁fast ing , ▁let ▁them ▁now ▁receive ▁re comp ense . ▁If ▁anyone ▁has ▁labor ed ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁hour , ▁let ▁them ▁today ▁receive ▁the ▁just ▁reward . ▁If ▁anyone ▁has ▁come ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁hour , ▁with ▁thanks g iving ▁let ▁them ▁fe ast