(Original link:http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/great-lent-sunday-05_1999.html ) In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This kind cannot come forth by anything but by prayer and fasting.[1] So we read last week. What is this kind that cannot come forth? The demoniac boy was made by the demons to… Continue reading 5th Sun GL, St Mary of Egypt 1999. “This kind cannot come forth by anything but by prayer and fasting”
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Sunday of St Mary of Egypt, 2009. Audio Homily: A perfect description of any true Christian
Sunday of St Mary of Egypt, 2009. A perfect description of any true Christian: LISTEN NOW If the "LISTEN NOW" link does not work, copy this URL into your browser: http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/great-lent-sunday-05_2009-04-05.m3u If this file does not work for you, try the direct link to the actual mp3 file:http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/great-lent-sunday-05_2009-04-05.mp3 RSS feed of Sunday and some weekday… Continue reading Sunday of St Mary of Egypt, 2009. Audio Homily: A perfect description of any true Christian
After the Great Canon service. 5th Wednesday of Great Lent 2009.
A happy heart. Fasting creates simple pleasures. Lentil Curry, & cooking oil and onions. “Yummy” Black Cherry soda. The Theme of the Great Canon. St Mary of Egypt. Irony. It made my heart “enlarged”[1] to see so many of you at the Great Canon service Wednesday night, and also surprising to me, so many… Continue reading After the Great Canon service. 5th Wednesday of Great Lent 2009.
5th Week of Great Lent – Tuesday. Counting our blessings.
Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity. (Proverbs 15:17, from the selection Prov 15:7-19, Vespers, 5th Tuesday of Great Lent) The Scriptures should be very personal to us and evoke deep emotions when we read them. Everything in the scriptures is about… Continue reading 5th Week of Great Lent – Tuesday. Counting our blessings.
The Fourth Sunday Of Great Lent. The Healing of the Boy with a dumb and deaf spirit
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is the fourth Sunday of Great Lent and on this day we read about the healing, at the request of his father, of the boy who is possessed of a demon. There are many things to understand… Continue reading The Fourth Sunday Of Great Lent. The Healing of the Boy with a dumb and deaf spirit
Old Testament references to the Cross. 4th Week of Great Lent – Friday Matins
During the entire fourth week of Great Lent, the precious cross is a constant subject of the services. This is typical of the way we celebrate our feasts. It is not “one and done”, like so many people, in (lamentably) and out of the church tend to mark Christian holidays: there is always a… Continue reading Old Testament references to the Cross. 4th Week of Great Lent – Friday Matins
4th Week of Great Lent – Thursday Vespers. The Tower of Babel.
Once when He descended and confounded the tongues… Today we read in Genesis the story of the tower of Babel. In this story, we learn how the human race was scattered over the face of the earth because, in our pride, we wished to build a tall tower reaching unto heaven. Thus, the… Continue reading 4th Week of Great Lent – Thursday Vespers. The Tower of Babel.
4th Week of Great Lent – Thursday. Proverbs 13:21
Your time is gonna come! Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous. (Proverbs 13:21, from the selection Prov 13:19 – 14:6, Vespers, 4th Thursday of Great Lent) The Proverbs are good to read every day. They are good reminders; they help keep us on track. I suppose that they are… Continue reading 4th Week of Great Lent – Thursday. Proverbs 13:21
The Connection between abstinence and understanding. 4th Week of Great Lent – TUESDAY
Illumined in our souls through abstinence, let us venerate the saving cross upon which Christ was nailed, and let us cry aloud to it: Hail the delight and sure help of those that fast; Hail, destroyer of the passions, adversary of the devils; Hail blessed wood! (Matins Sessional Hymn, Tone 8, from the Triodion, Tuesday… Continue reading The Connection between abstinence and understanding. 4th Week of Great Lent – TUESDAY
3rd Week of Great Lent – FRIDAY Vespers.”A deceitful balance” – Proverbs 10:31-11:12
A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. Great Lent, the Third Week, Friday, Vespers – Proverbs 11:1, from the selection: Proverbs 10:31-11:12 The Proverbs are excellent texts for checking ourselves. We must read the scriptures with the intent of finding personal correction and guidance. … Continue reading 3rd Week of Great Lent – FRIDAY Vespers.”A deceitful balance” – Proverbs 10:31-11:12