"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of… Continue reading Thoughts on Tuesday’s Scripture Readings
Month: August 2008
10th Sun after Pentecost – The “Golden Chain” connecting faith and prayer and fasting.
This homily may be read, listened to or viewed. LISTEN NOW You can watch this sermon on the following video platforms: YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Revver, AOL Video, DailyMotion, Blip.tv and Veoh SYNOPSIS: The story of the healing of the demoniac boy illustrates two kinds of belief (faith) and two kinds of unbelief. If… Continue reading 10th Sun after Pentecost – The “Golden Chain” connecting faith and prayer and fasting.
Comfort in Afflictions (Epistle Reading for Thursday)
"Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the… Continue reading Comfort in Afflictions (Epistle Reading for Thursday)
Transfiguration, 2008. Audio Homily. Human nature in the midst of the Divine.
LISTEN NOW There is a startling contrast between Moses and Elias and the Apostles during the Transfiguration. The Apostles show they were not yet ready to fully experience Divine nature because of their sleepiness, confusion and fear. Moses and Elias were perfectly at peace in the midst of the uncreated light. Humanity was created to… Continue reading Transfiguration, 2008. Audio Homily. Human nature in the midst of the Divine.
New Martyr Fr. Nicholas Prozorov
With the Blessing of Patriarch Alexy, Prayers for Peace in the Caucasus
MOSCOW: August 17, 2008 With the Blessing of Patriarch Alexy, Prayers for Peace in the Caucasus Are to Be Added to Divine Services Beginning today, in the churches of the Russian Orthodox Church, in addition to the usual petitions during the divine services there will be offered up prayers especially composed for the deliverance… Continue reading With the Blessing of Patriarch Alexy, Prayers for Peace in the Caucasus
Questions about scripture read on the Transfiguration
Source: http://www.orthodox.net/questions/transfiguration-scripture_1.html Tonight: Aug 5/18 2008 Monday 6:30 PM – VIGIL for the Transfiguration Tomorrow, Aug 6/19 Tuesday 9 AM – DIVINE LITURGY. I will hear confession after vigil and before Liturgy. QUESTION 1 “And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and… Continue reading Questions about scripture read on the Transfiguration
Questions and Answers about the Feast of the Transfiguration Aug 6/19
from http://www.orthodox.net/questions/transfiguration_1.html QUESTION 1 Tell the story of the transfiguration, paying attention to the point in Jesus’ ministry that it occurred. Which gospels report the Transfiguration? ANSWER 1 The gospels very laconically report the Transfiguration. Jesus took Peter, James and John up to a high mountain, which was Mount Tabor. It was late,… Continue reading Questions and Answers about the Feast of the Transfiguration Aug 6/19
9th Sun after Pentecost 2008. Jesus walks on the water. Will we recognize Christ when He comes to us in the middle of the night?
LISTEN NOW The Lord coming to the disciples in dark of night, after they had struggled for hours with dangerous wind and rain describes many times in our life. Although the disciples were without Christ in body during their struggle, they were not really alone, as He was praying and aware of their needs.… Continue reading 9th Sun after Pentecost 2008. Jesus walks on the water. Will we recognize Christ when He comes to us in the middle of the night?
“Just do it”, from a church father
I have a bit of a hobby that I have indulged in all of my Orthodox life. I love to find things in secular culture that are actually true and sensible. I have lists of these things squirreled away in some GoogleDocs document, for later publishing on this BLOG. There are song lyrics, advertising slogans,… Continue reading “Just do it”, from a church father