Saturday, January 27, 2024

It Is Only Because of the Light that We Can See the Darkness: Homily for the Thirty-first Sunday After Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  1 Timothy 1:15-17; Luke 18:35-43   We remain in a period of preparation to behold Christ at His appearing.   The One born at Christmas...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

Obedience and Gratitude: Homily for the Twenty-ninth Sunday after Pentecost & Twelfth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

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  Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 17:12-19               During the season of Christmas, we celebrated the Nativity in the flesh of the Savior....
Saturday, January 6, 2024

Christ's Baptism Renews the Whole Creation: Homily for the Synaxis of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John in the Orthodox Church

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  Acts 19:1-8; John 1:29-34 In this season we celebrate the great feast of Theophany, of Christ’s baptism by St. John the Forerunner when ...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

Homily for the Sunday Before the Theophany (Epiphany) of Christ in the Orthodox Church

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  2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8 Today is the Sunday before the Feast of Theophany (or Epiphany), when we celebrate Christ’s baptism in the r...
Monday, December 25, 2023

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!: Homily for Christmas in the Orthodox Church

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Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12 Christ is Born!  Glorify Him!       We gather today to celebrate the Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord, ...
Saturday, December 23, 2023

Are We Looking for a Kingdom Not Like the Other Nations? : Homily for the Sunday Before the Nativity of Christ in the Orthodox Church

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  Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40; Matthew 1:1-25   As we conclude our preparation for celebrating the Lord’s Nativity, we must resist the temptat...
Saturday, December 16, 2023

Homily for the Sunday of Forefathers (Ancestors) of Christ in the Orthodox Church

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  Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24                  As we continue to prepare to welcome Christ into our lives and world at His Nativity, ...