Thoughts on the Holy Scriptures, 33rd week after Pentecost Ephesians 1:16-23 I cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes… Continue reading Untitled
Author: seraphimholland
To feel good, you must do good.
I know so many of you have heard this from me a million times: “To feel good you must do good” I will never tire of saying it, because it is true, and to understand this is a key to happiness and a fruitful life. Just maybe, some of you tire of hearing the same… Continue reading To feel good, you must do good.
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The week in review – 2007/2008 Dec 22 – Dec 29, church calendar // Jan 4-11, Civil Calendar Dear Brothers and sisters: This week we celebrated the Nativity of our Savior. We are not fasting until the day before Theophany, which occurs on Sat, this year (Jan 19 according to the “wall calendar”, Jan 5… Continue reading Untitled
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Redeeming the Time St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Dallas TX Rector: Priest Seraphim Holland 972-529-2754 cell:972 658-5433 seraphim@orthodox.net St Nicholas Web Site: http://www.orthodox.net See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephes.5:16) January 2008 A Word from the rector Brothers and sisters: Please note… Continue reading Untitled
Regular Service Schedule
Our regular service schedule is below. I will also post it on the front page of the web page, and have a separate link to the schedule also (http://www.orthodox.net/aboutus/regular-service-schedule.html). PLEASE NOTE: THE SCHEDULE IS MUCH “PRETTIER” AT THIS LINK Regular Service Schedule Tuesday 6:30 PM Vespers Followed by a discussion about the spiritual/dogmatic content of… Continue reading Regular Service Schedule
Christ is Born! Audio homily on Nativity 2004
…to raise up the image that fell of old!
The beautiful troparion of the Forefeast of Nativity sums up succinctly the purpose of the incarnation of the God-Man, Jesus Christ. One may say, it contains in full our “theology of redemption”. Jesus Christ became man so that our image, which “fell of old” due to the sin of Adam and Eve, and the subsequent… Continue reading …to raise up the image that fell of old!
Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Wednesday
Oil or wine on the menu today. Today’s scripture is a perfect example of the “oil and wine” that our Lord mixes in His teachings to us, which I have mentioned many times, and just recently in the blog. “Oil” is the soothing teachings of Christ, which are meant to console and comfort us, to… Continue reading Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Wednesday
MENAION: December 20/January 2 – Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer the Bishop of Antioch
The Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, as was also St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (February 23). St Ignatius was the second bishop of Antioch, and successor to Bishop Euodius, Apostle of the Seventy (September 7). Tradition suggests that when St Ignatius was a little… Continue reading MENAION: December 20/January 2 – Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer the Bishop of Antioch
Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Thursday
Why did our Lord curse the fig tree? Nothing that our Lord did was superfluous, or unplanned. He cursed a barren fig tree precisely to give an opportunity the following day to teach us about faith. Isn’t is marvelous how the Lord so often did not directly answer a question, but instead used it as… Continue reading Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Thursday