With the fire of abstinence let us all burn up the thorns of the passions that assault us, and with streams of tears let us put out the flame that shall never be quenched; and let us cry aloud to Him Who shall come to judge the whole earth: O Savior and all-merciful Lord, guard… Continue reading Great Lent, the Third Week, Monday – "With the Fire of abstinence… – Matins Sessional Hymn
Great Lent, The Second Sunday – the Paralytic – "When Jesus Saw Their Faith" – Mark 2:1-12
Mark 2:1-12 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they… Continue reading Great Lent, The Second Sunday – the Paralytic – "When Jesus Saw Their Faith" – Mark 2:1-12
Great Lent, Saturday of the 2nd Week
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning… Continue reading Great Lent, Saturday of the 2nd Week
Great Lent, the Second Sunday – the "Press" – Mark 2:1-12
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen1. Today, brothers and sisters, on the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent — the day on which we celebrate and commemorate St. Gregory Palamas — we have before us a man who is paralyzed, and who has friends that care… Continue reading Great Lent, the Second Sunday – the "Press" – Mark 2:1-12
Great Lent, the Second Week, Friday, Matins Canon, Ode 5 – The invisible Amalek
Stretching out Thine hands upon the cross, O Lord, Thou hast killed the invisible Amalek and rescued thy people: therefore we sing the praises of Thy power. Great Lent, the Second Week, Friday Matins, Ode V of the Canon How wonderful the matins canon is! Any canon, but especially, it seems, those during Great Lent,… Continue reading Great Lent, the Second Week, Friday, Matins Canon, Ode 5 – The invisible Amalek
Great Lent, the Second Week, Thursday, The Sixth Hour – The Holy Eucharist and hearing the voice of God – Isaiah 6:1-12
And it came to pass in the year in which king Ozias died, [that] I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, and the house was full of his glory. 2. And seraphs stood round about him: each one had six wings: and with two they covered [their] face, and with two… Continue reading Great Lent, the Second Week, Thursday, The Sixth Hour – The Holy Eucharist and hearing the voice of God – Isaiah 6:1-12
Great Lent, the Second Week, Wednesday, Vespers – the good and bad example of Lamech – Genesis 4:23-24
And Lamech said … I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising. Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold. (Great Lent, the Second Week, Wednesday, Vespers: Genesis 4:23-24, from the selection: Genesis 4:16-26) What are we to glean from this… Continue reading Great Lent, the Second Week, Wednesday, Vespers – the good and bad example of Lamech – Genesis 4:23-24
Great Lent. Second Week, Tuesday – Evil Jealousy – Genesis 4:8-15
And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.Tuesday in the Second Week of Great Lent – At Vespers, Gen 4:8-15 Today the scripture gives us an account… Continue reading Great Lent. Second Week, Tuesday – Evil Jealousy – Genesis 4:8-15
1st Sunday of Great Lent – Triumph Of Orthodoxy -Can Anything Good Come Out Of Nazareth – Hebrews 11:24-26,32-12:2, John 1:43-51
LISTEN NOW John 1:43-51 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets,… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Great Lent – Triumph Of Orthodoxy -Can Anything Good Come Out Of Nazareth – Hebrews 11:24-26,32-12:2, John 1:43-51
Great Lent, the 2nd week, Monday – Why are things hard? – Proverbs 3:34 – 4:26
The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble. Monday in the Second Week – At Vespers, Prov 3:34 – 4:26 With grace, everything is easy. The man fully in the Spirit, fully in the grace of God, does not consider the yoke of righteousness to be burdensome, but easily, and freely,… Continue reading Great Lent, the 2nd week, Monday – Why are things hard? – Proverbs 3:34 – 4:26