5th Sunday of Great Lent
Hebrews 2:11-18Luke 1:24-38 This Sunday commemorates the life of St. Mary of Egypt, who is a shining example of repentance from sin through prayer and fasting. ...
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Veneration of the Cross
Last Sunday was the Veneration of the Cross. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews has written a wonderful article on why we do this. You can read it here.
Sermon
For the past few weeks I have been leading my congregation on a journey through the Ten Commandments. What a learning experience this has been for me also as it...
3rd Sunday of Great Lent
3rd Sunday of Great Lent ~ Adoration of the Cross Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:1-6Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 This Sunday commemorates the venerable Cross and the Crucifixion of Je...
2nd Sunday of Great Lent
2nd Sunday of Great Lent ~ St. Gregory Palamas Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3Mark 2:1-12 This Sunday commemorates the life of St. Gregory Palamas (14th Century). The Ch...
Sunday of Forgiveness Thoughts
Romans 13:11-14; 14-1-4Matthew 6:14-21 This past Sunday was the Sunday of Forgiveness the last of the Pre-Lenten Sundays in the Orthodox Church. I began a serie...
Judgment Sunday
This Sunday of the pre-Lenten season is the Sunday of the Last Judgment. On this day we see, in the Gospel lesson from Matthew 25:31-46, the conditions upon whi...
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
1 Corinthians 6:12-20Luke 15:11-32 Having acknowledged our sins and sought the Lord’s forgiveness, we now see that we are called to action. We must return...
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
2 Timothy 3:10-15Luke 18:10-14 Nothing begins without the desire to see Jesus and when we truly see Him, then and only then are we able to see ourselves. This i...
Sunday of Zacchaeus
1 Timothy 4:9-15Luke 19:1-10 Update: I should have posted this last week but time got away from me… We know that we are approaching the beginning of Great...