Next Sunday, July 7/20, 2008, we will read about the Gergesenes demoniacs. This homily touches on that reading, as well as the text of the Lord’s High Priestly prayer, which was read that year on the fifth Sunday after Pentecost. 5th Sunday after Pentecost, 2002 “This is eternal life” In the name of the Father,… Continue reading 5th Sunday after Pentecost, 2002“ This is eternal life”
Month: July 2008
Visit of sisters of Mercy from Minsk, Belarus to St Nicholas
Our parish hosted the sisters from St Elizabeth Convent, Minsk, Belarus, Friday July 11 – Sunday July 13. The following is a video we took after the Liturgy on Sunday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkPMMK-K-dk
4th Sunday after Pentecost 2008, How we think matters, Romans 6:18-23
LISTEN NOW All Homilies on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost 4th Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format) Freedom and SlaveryRomans 6:18-23, Matthew 8:5-132002Also in Format: Adobe PDF or RTF or Word DOC 4th Sunday after Pentecost (Word DOC format) 2003 4th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format) 2004 4th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)How we think mattersRomans… Continue reading 4th Sunday after Pentecost 2008, How we think matters, Romans 6:18-23
My yoke is easy / ??? ??? ?????
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Mt. 11:30) St.… Continue reading My yoke is easy / ??? ??? ?????
Nuns from Belarus to speak at St Nicholas this Sunday
Sisters Olga and Natalia, two nuns from the Orthodox Monastery of St. Elizabeth in Minsk, Belarus, will speak at St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday July 29 , after Divine Liturgy (about 11 AM). The monastery is situated on the premises of a state-supported psychiatric hospital that treats about 12,000 patients a year. The… Continue reading Nuns from Belarus to speak at St Nicholas this Sunday
4th Sun after Pentecost, Freedom and Slavery, Romans 6:18-23, Matthew 8:5-13
4th Sunday after Pentecost, 2002 Freedom and Slavery NOTE: This coming Sunday, June 30/July 13th, 2008) is the 4th Sunday after Pentecost See the bottom of this post for links to other homilies for this day In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Freedom. The epistle… Continue reading 4th Sun after Pentecost, Freedom and Slavery, Romans 6:18-23, Matthew 8:5-13
4th week after Pentecost – Tuesday – Matthew 11:16-20
4th Week After Pentecost – Tuesday Matthew 11:16-20 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John… Continue reading 4th week after Pentecost – Tuesday – Matthew 11:16-20
3rd Sun after Pentecost – 2008. The Light of the Body is the Eye, and other homilies
LISTEN NOW All homilies for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)2000Also in Format: Word DOC 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (RTF format)2002Also in Format: Word DOC 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)2004 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)The light of the body is the eye.Matthew 6:22-332008 Matthew 6:22-33 The light of… Continue reading 3rd Sun after Pentecost – 2008. The Light of the Body is the Eye, and other homilies
Independence Day
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the… Continue reading Independence Day
There is nothing hidden / ??? ?????? ????????????
St. Theophan the Recluse. Thoughts for every day of the year Translated from the Russian text below. Corrections are welcome. (Rom 8:22-27; Mt 10:23-31). “There is nothing hidden, that shall not be revealed; nothing secret, that shall not be made known”. It follows that no matter how much we hide our sins now, it will… Continue reading There is nothing hidden / ??? ?????? ????????????