June 2010 – Page 2 – Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church

First Vigil in the new Temple – Matins video excerpts

Vigil, part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEj8oM0G26o http://www.dailymotion.com/video/22957754 http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7648775/20319121 http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4750586/ http://www.blip.tv/file/3751744 Vigil, part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saTK7cARRDI http://www.dailymotion.com/video/22972893 http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7651770/20328762 http://www.blip.tv/file/3754473

First Vigil in the new Temple – Vespers video excerpts

Parts of our first vigil in the new temple. The little ones entering the temple at the beginning is my favorite part. The acoustics sound better than the video sounds.

Video introduction to the new temple on the day of its first liturgy

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPJSVormbOM Also at: Daily Motion: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/22956735 Yahoo: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7648355/20317955 Metacafe (looks like they add advertisements in the beginning): http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4750300/ Blip.tv: http://www.blip.tv/file/3751449 More pictures to come

Patience and the eye of the soul Patience is to see reality The Light of the Body is the eye The things you desire affect your intelligence.

Patience and the eye of the soul Patience is to see reality The Light of the Body is the eye The things you desire affect your intelligence. 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, New Martyrs of the Turkish yoke Matthew 6:22-33 Romans 5:1-10, 8:28-39 2009 In the name of the Father, the Son and of the… Continue reading Patience and the eye of the soul Patience is to see reality The Light of the Body is the eye The things you desire affect your intelligence.

On Providence. Homily by Bishop Mitrophan

God’s Providence is constantly active in the world. As a loving Father, He cares for us and desires us to be His co-laborers in the world.

The Light of the Body is the Eye What is faith? Romans 5:1-10 Matthew 6:22-33

3rd Sunday after Pentecost
The Light of the Body is the Eye
What is faith?
Romans 5:1-10 Matthew 6:22-33

A most beautiful bush.

This is what we we fighting for tonight. We submitted a request to the city to be allowed to put up a "living fence" of Nellie R Stevens Hollies around the inside perimeter of our property instead of building a concrete fence, which was FAR beyond our means. Tonight, the Planning and Zoning Commission of… Continue reading A most beautiful bush.

2nd Sun after Pentecost. 3 Necessary Things. Audio Homily 2010

This Sunday’s readings are continuous, near the beginning of Matthew. They should be read as a whole and contain important instructions in three things that are absolutely necessary to be saved. We must decide to follow Christ, leave our nets, and climb to top of the Mountain, (the only place) where Christ is. Without simple resolutions on our part, we cannot ever understand the truth about the God-man, Jesus Christ

Second Sunday after Pentecost. All Saints of Russia. Multitudes May Claim To Be With Christ, But Few Really Follow. How do we do this?

Homily on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints of Russia
Multitudes May Claim To Be With Christ, But Few Really Follow
How do we do this?
Matthew 4:18-23,25-5:12
2009

The readings today all have a common thread, and you must to be careful to see it. To be a saint — is to not be ordinary. If you are like the rest of the world, you’re not going to be a saint. In fact, if you’re like the rest of the world, you won’t be a Christian. …

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The multitudes in anything, in any group of people, will not be completely sincere. I don’t care where you go, what you do. Most of the people that are practicing for football don’t really want to work that hard. Most of the people that say they are Christian don’t really want to follow the Commandments with that much effort.

Where the multitudes are, is apathy and neglect. …

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Everybody followed but some followed more than others. And this is the lesson that we should know.

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