The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10) Many people say that they want to know God. Sometimes people are more specific and they say that they want to know Jesus Christ. This is really the correct way to think about it. We know the Father only through the Son. The Lord […]
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The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 17:14-23 In today’s gospel we are witnesses to another encounter of Jesus with a family that has suffered. A father has just brought his son to the Lord Jesus because he is an epileptic who “suffers terribly”. This father has to bring his son to […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark 9:16-30 In today’s reading we see a man who has a terrible problem. His boy is demon possessed. That statement alone in today’s thinking is considered quite strange. In the age of science and reason we have come to believe that there is no such […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 25:31-46 In each week leading up to Great and Holy Lent we are reminded of the key themes of the Lenten struggle. Last week we heard the parable of the prodigal son and we learned of the gracious mercy and forgiveness that God our Father […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 9:9-13 “Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ We sometimes lose sight of the extraordinary way that the Lord Jesus spoke and taught as One having authority. These words were a direct correction and challenge to the Pharisees of […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark 9:16-30 One of the most difficult ideas for a new Christian to grasp is that even after their conversion, they will not be perfect. We have people who have come to Christ and to […]
The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians 6:12-20 & The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 15:11-32 We are now 2 weeks away from the start of Great and Holy Lent and the readings today direct our minds to prepare. In his first epistle to the Corinthians, […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 18:18-27 Imagine being so wealthy that you couldn’t even look over your piles of riches. When we were kids we would dream about what we would buy if we had a million dollars. When people play the lottery they still fantasize the same way. But […]
The reading is from the holy gospel according to St.Matthew 6:14-21 The reading today is given as the final word of preparation as we get ready for the journey called great Lent. These are the life giving words of our Lord Jesus Christ regarding forgiveness, fasting and the treasures of the heart. Forgiveness: We start […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 17:14-23 In today’s gospel we are witnesses to another encounter of Jesus with a family that has suffered. A father has just brought his son to the Lord Jesus because he is an epileptic who “suffers terribly”. This father has to bring his son to […]
