In the beginning also woman brought man into sin, now she, who first tasted death, first sees the Resurrection, lest she should have to bear the reproach of perpetual guilt amongst men; and she who had been the channel of guilt to man, now has become the first channel of grace.
For it goes on: “And she went and told them that had been with Him as they mourned and wept.”
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).