Mark 1:1-8 With thanks to Fr. Antony Hughes Christ is Born! Gospel of Mark: not an infancy story. St. John the Baptist (last of the OT prophets: classic) John the Baptist: Two messages First: repentance and baptism for the … [Continue reading]
Homily – Sunday after Nativity
January 8, 2017 By
Matthew 2:13-23 Summary of today’s Gospel: God humbles Himself to save mankind, leaving His rightful inheritance as God and becoming man; being born as a baby in Bethlehem. And how does the world He has come to save greet Him? Is He born … [Continue reading]
A Nativity Homily
January 7, 2017 By
Christos Rojhdayetsya! Slavite Yeho! Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Let us celebrate the Incarnation of our Lord! As St. John Christostom says in his Nativity homily (SJC-NH); “Bethlehem this day resembles heaven” The Sun of Righteousness lays in … [Continue reading]
OT Bible Study # 10: The Plagues Against Egypt
December 22, 2016 By
Old Testament Bible Study The Plagues against Egypt Prayer. O Lord enlighten the eyes of our minds... Context. Moses is living in Midean; the Israelites are captive in Egypt. The Lord has heard their crying. He has revealed Himself to Moses at the … [Continue reading]
Homily: On Gratitude
December 18, 2016 By
Because this Sunday was also the commemoration of St. Savas, one who "made the tears with repentance", I worked the theme of tears of repentance then gratitude (i.e. the second baptism) being the only thing that allows God to make the desert of our … [Continue reading]
OT Bible Study #9: Introducing Moses
December 14, 2016 By
Old Testament Bible Study #9 Exodus: Introducing Moses Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us … [Continue reading]
Homily: Walk Worthily of Your Calling
December 11, 2016 By
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the … [Continue reading]
Homily Notes: On the Transfer of Holiness in the Economy of Salvation
December 4, 2016 By
The main thing that has always struck me about this feast is the dynamic of transfer from holy place to holy place that is going on. Given: that God is holy and he seeks to meet us within a dedicated Holy Place. Places are sanctified by the … [Continue reading]
OT Bible Study #8: The Patriarch Joseph the Comely
November 30, 2016 By
St. Mary (Pokrova) Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Allentown PA (11/30/2016) Old Testament Bible Study #8: The Patriarch Joseph, the Comely Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of … [Continue reading]
Homily: Achieving Unity with God
November 30, 2016 By
St. Luke 10:25-37 (Good Samaritan) St. John 1:43-51 (Philip and Nathaniel) The goal and necessity of the human life is union with God; the Good News is that this is possible through Christ (e.g. Vladimir Lossky). Should amaze us. … [Continue reading]
