St Nicholas, Wonderworker of Myra in Lycia Dec 6/19 Tomorrow is a big day for our parish. It is our patronal feast, and Bishop Peter will be among us. He will ordain Reader Nicholas Park to the deaconate on the day of the feast, I will try to post a few things about our patron.… Continue reading A Miracle in World War 2 by St Nicholas of Myra in Lycia
Commentary on Luke 20:9-18, read on the 28th Thursday after Pentecost. Parable of the Vineyard. The Corner Stone
Commentary on Luke 20:9-18, read on the 28th Thursday after Pentecost.
Parable of the Vineyard, The Corner Stone
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:9-22, read on the 28th Wednesday after Pentecost. Loneliness. Delivered out of the mouth of the lion
Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:9-22, read on the 28th Wednesday after Pentecost. Loneliness Delivered out of the mouth of the lion St Paul wrote this letter when he was in prison for the second and last time. It was most probably the last letter in the canon of scripture that he wrote. In vs.… Continue reading Commentary on 2 Timothy 4:9-22, read on the 28th Wednesday after Pentecost. Loneliness. Delivered out of the mouth of the lion
Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4, read on the 28th Tuesday after Pentecost.
Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4, read on the 28th Tuesday after Pentecost.
Reading the Psalter
The Psalter chases the blues away. The Psalter applies to everything. The Psalter always applies to you. Weak faith Today, I have been a little down. There are a lot of pressures right now, in our personal finances and worries abut the church finances. I worked 47 hours last week; No pastor should… Continue reading Reading the Psalter
Healing Of The Woman With An Infirmity Of Eighteen Years. Audio Homily 2009
Audio homily on The Healing Of The Woman With An Infirmity Of Eighteen Years. Why did the ruler speak as he did? It was the same reason we do so many things.
The Healing of the Woman with an Infirmity of Eighteen Years on the Sabbath Day Hypocrisy Three parts to an Orthodox Feast:Preparation, Celebration, Apodosis
The Healing of the Woman with an Infirmity of Eighteen Years on the Sabbath Day.
Hypocrisy.
Three parts to an Orthodox Feast:Preparation, Celebration, Apodosis
A homily on the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 13:10-17
Avoid profane and vain babblings. Life is short. Treat each day as your last, and you will never sin.
Contemporary wisdom tells us that “life is short,” and so we should enjoy ourselves, take up a challenge, or make a difference in the world. We should not waste the little time that we have.
Likewise, the holy fathers tell us that each day could be our last, and that we should therefore “redeem the time, because the days are evil.” Or, as one of the desert fathers said, “Treat each day as your last, and you will never sin.”
Life is short, but what does this mean?
Commentary on 1 Timothy 6:17-20, Nov 27/ Dec 10 27th Thursday after Pentecost
Great Martyr James the Persian. Nov 27/ Dec 10
The Menaion contains stories that only the faithful who are full of faith believe! The story of the martyrdom of the great James the Persian reminds of that of St Mary of Egypt. Her story seemed so impossible to many even in a more pious time when it was first written down, that St Sophronios was forced to insert the parenthetical remark: “If there do happen to be people who, after reading this record, do not believe it, may the Lord have mercy on them because, reflecting on the weakness of human nature, they consider impossible these wonderful things accomplished by holy people.” (Life of St Mary of Egypt by St Sophronios) Such a comment must also apply to the life of the heroic martyr James the Persian, whose exploit is before us and heaven today.
Christian Life Skills: Praying for others. Praying for enemies. The Jesus Prayer.
A critical “Christian Life Skill” is to pray for others. This is an expression of love. We must also especially pray for our enemies or those who have wronged us, to root out any vestiges of bitterness. Here are simple, practical ideas to add prayer for others to your way of life, cutting through excuses, lack of time, confusion, fatigue, and distraction