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Homilies and Commentaries on the Orthodox Christian Life Today
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent with Commemoration of our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt in the Orthodox Church
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Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 10:32-45 Whenever we catch a glimpse of our personal brokenness and weakness, we may experience a temptation t...
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Homily for the Third Sunday of Great Lent: Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross in the Orthodox Church
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Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1 Today we venerate the precious and lifegiving Cross upon which Christ offered Himself fo...
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent with Commemoration of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, in the Orthodox Church
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Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12 We will misunderstand these blessed weeks of Lent if we assume that they are int...
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Homily for the First Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of Orthodoxy) in the Orthodox Church
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Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 ; John 1:43-51 On this first Sunday of Great Lent, we commemorate the restoration of icons centuries ago in ...
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Homily for the Sunday of Forgiveness in the Orthodox Church
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Romans 13:11-14:4 ; Matthew 6:14-21 On this last day of preparation before we begin our Lenten journey, we must focus on...
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgement in the Orthodox Church
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1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2; Matthew 25:31-46 On this Sunday of the Last Judgment, the Church reminds us that true repentance ...
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Homily for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son in the Orthodox Church
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1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32 As we continue preparing for our Lenten journey, the Parable of the Prodigal Son reminds us that tru...
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