Excerpts from a Sunday of Orthodoxy sermon by Fr. Alexander Schmemann “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Rejoicing today in the triumph of Orthodoxy on this first Sunday of Lent, we joyfully commemorate three events: one event belonging to the past; one event to the […]
Monthly Archives: February 2018
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21) On this beautiful Sunday, just a day before we jump into the lovely waters of Great and Holy Lent, the Church as a wise mother gives us this reading which comes in fact from the sermon on the mount. These are precious words of […]
The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 25:31-46 One of the joys of serving in the priesthood is that any given day can turn out to be an adventure. When the phone rings, you never know exactly what is coming. This week someone called the church thinking that we were Roman […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32) All of God’s activity in the world is focused on the salvation of humanity. The God who is love is the God who has sent His only begotten Son for us. This God has one great focus…each of us and our souls. Today’s parable […]
