The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14) For some strange reason people are now too busy for the church. They are too busy to hear the word of God, the word upon which the whole of western civilization was founded. Is it any surprise that the very foundations of western society […]
The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (15:21-28) Three. That is the number of times that the Canaanite woman begged and pleaded with the Lord Jesus for His help. She came to him begging and crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a […]
The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:14-30) One of the great early fathers of the Holy Orthodox Church is St. Irenaeus of Lyons, he was known to be a disciple of St. Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, who himself was a disciple of St. John the Theologian and disciple whom Jesus loved. […]
The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17) Last week we celebrated the Feast of Theophany and it was indeed a glorious celebration as we welcomed 8 new members into the family of God, the holy Church. The feast of Theophany is special in it’s own right and it also has the […]
The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to Titus. (2:11-15; 3:4-7) Joy of the Feast to all of you! And our joy is truly filled to the brim today as we celebrate this amazing feast of Theophany, the appearance of the Holy Trinity to mankind. And we are also celebrating one of the most […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (2:13-23) One of my professors in seminary would always say that when you read the holy gospels, or when you listen to the words of the Lord Jesus Christ, you should always think of yourself as one of the people that Christ is correcting. Why […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (1:1-25) Our reading today is given to us on the Sunday which falls before the Nativity of Our Lord (which we will celebrate tomorrow evening). In this gospel reading we see that St. Matthew has undertaken the immense task of documenting much of the genealogy […]
