Month: December 2009

The Coke lady and the ice. Stories from the International Winter Youth/Young Adult Service Retreat, Pharr, Texas

I am in Pharr Texas, at St George the Great Martyr parish, attending in their 5th annual Winter retreat. I plan to come back many times. There have been many moving things in my time here, and although I am on a slow connection, I wanted to at least share a couple stories with you… Continue reading The Coke lady and the ice. Stories from the International Winter Youth/Young Adult Service Retreat, Pharr, Texas

Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers. The Great Supper

Especially note the words "quickly" and "compel"!    LISTEN NOW If the "LISTEN NOW" link does not work, copy this URL into your browser: http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/feasts-of-the-savior-nativity-01_2009-12-27+sunday-of-the-holy-forefathers+the-great-supper_colossians3;4-11+luke14;16-24.m3u If this file does not work for you, try the direct link to the actual mp3 file:http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/feasts-of-the-savior-nativity-01_2009-12-27+sunday-of-the-holy-forefathers+the-great-supper_colossians3;4-11+luke14;16-24.mp3 RSS feed of Sunday and some weekday homilies:http://feeds.feedburner.com/OrthodoxChristianSermonsOnTheGospelsEpistlesAndOtherTopics Archive of Audio and text… Continue reading Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers. The Great Supper

The Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Parable of the Great Supper

The Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Parable of the Great Supper Preparation for Nativity What does this word mean:”compel”?     In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen [1]   Today is the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, which is always celebrated two Sundays before the Nativity. Next… Continue reading The Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Parable of the Great Supper

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Ordination to the Diaconate – Homily by Met Anthony Bloom

Ordination to the Diaconate – A Homily by Met Anthony Bloom, translated by Deacon Nicholas Park.
The Primary task of a deacon is love
The deacon protects the prayer of the priest.
The deacon proclaims the Gospel with power and authority, but only if he himself has received the word.
With pictures of ordination of Deacon Nicholas

The Healing Of The 10 Lepers Arise, go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole. Audio Homily 2009

LISTEN NOW This Sunday is the 28th after Pentecost, but because the reading for the 28th Sunday after Pentecost is always read on the Sunday of the Forefathers (which precedes Nativity and will occur next Sunday), sometimes another Sunday reading is used. In this case, the 29th Sunday is substituted,. I know, it is complicated.… Continue reading The Healing Of The 10 Lepers Arise, go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole. Audio Homily 2009

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