This is the last line of “By the Waters of Babylon”, Psalm 136, which is sung only three times a year, in matins for the three Sundays immediately preceding Great Lent. Why do we sing this psalm then? The key to the answer is in the last line. The purpose of Great Lent is to… Continue reading >“Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock.”
Category: Homilies
Cheesefare Week, Monday, Luke19:30-34 – "The Lord hath need of him"
Luke 19:30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord… Continue reading Cheesefare Week, Monday, Luke19:30-34 – "The Lord hath need of him"
Sunday of the Last Judgement:Meatfare – Matthew 25:31-46 – Be kind
LISTEN NOW Matthew 25:31-46 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep… Continue reading Sunday of the Last Judgement:Meatfare – Matthew 25:31-46 – Be kind
Sunday of the Prodigal Son 2008 – Luke 15;11-32 – And When He Came To Himself
LISTEN NOW Luke 15:11-32And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his… Continue reading Sunday of the Prodigal Son 2008 – Luke 15;11-32 – And When He Came To Himself
Week of the Prodigal Son – Tuesday – 1 John 3:11-20 – "that we should love one another"
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. (1 John 3:11) What is the beginning? From the beginningless beginning, before all things, before all beginnings, the Holy Trinity was… and loved. The very nature of God teaches us to love one-another. God loves Himself perfectly, and… Continue reading Week of the Prodigal Son – Tuesday – 1 John 3:11-20 – "that we should love one another"
Sunday of the Prodigal Son – How does God receive our repentance?
http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/great-lent-sunday-before-great-lent-03_1997+sunday-of-the-prodigal-son.doc In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.1 The Church gives us another example today, about repentance. It tells us another part of the story. This is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, and is yet another Sunday that prepares us for the Great Fast. We are coming… Continue reading Sunday of the Prodigal Son – How does God receive our repentance?
Sunday of the Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-32
LISTEN NOW Luke 15:11-32 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and… Continue reading Sunday of the Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-32
Monday before the Prodigal Son – 2 Peter 1:20-2:9 – No Scripture is of private interpretation
LISTEN NOW 2 Peter 1:20-2:9 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 1 But there were false prophets also among… Continue reading Monday before the Prodigal Son – 2 Peter 1:20-2:9 – No Scripture is of private interpretation
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – Two Ways
LISTEN NOW Luke 18:10-14 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice… Continue reading Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – Two Ways
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – The rest of the story, How was the publican justified?
In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Today is the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. It is a formal beginning to our preparation for the Holy Fast, and is the first day we read anything from the Triodion this year. We are now in a period… Continue reading Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – The rest of the story, How was the publican justified?