The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2)andThe Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30) Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. In many ways this is one of my very favorite feasts in the life of the Church. “Why?” You […]
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In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit….AMEN. Your Grace Bishop Nicholas, Reverend brother clergy, Brothers and Sisters in Christ….Christ Has Ascended! The theme of our conference this year is Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” This is really a powerful verse. A […]
The Reading from the Acts of the Apostles. (20:16-18, 28-36) and The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13) On this day, we celebrate the Holy Fathers of the first ecumenical council which was assembled in Nicaea in the year 325ad. Why was this council convened? What did it mean? Why was […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38) In our world, and perhaps since the foundation of the world, Satan has sought to divide and confuse people. He does this in subtle and not so subtle ways. He finds reasons for us to be divided and not at peace with one another. […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42) Today, on the fifth Sunday of Pascha, we hear the familiar and powerful story of the Samaritan woman. This is one of the Lord’s longest one on one interactions in all of the gospel texts. In dealing with this Samaritan woman patiently, the Lord […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15) Today we hear the familiar story of the paralytic who had been ill for 38 years. We are not told how long he had been laying beside the miraculous pool, but we are told that Our Lord Jesus Christ knew that he had been […]
The Reading from the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (6:1-7) and The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (15:43-16:8) Since the start of the paschal season you might have noticed that the epistle reading each week has actually been from the book of Acts, (The Acts of the Apostles). This […]
