July 30/ Aug 12 2009 10th Wednesday after Pentecost Thou didst endure suffering, O Master, that Thou mightest bestow dispassion upon all who worship Thy sufferings and voluntary sacrifice – the spear, nails and reed, which Thou didst endure with long-suffering of Thine own will – that for the sake of Thy sufferings, O… Continue reading What happened on the Cross? Dispassion.
July 29 / Aug 11 2009 10th Tuesday after Pentecost
Daily Readings. Guidelines for reading, with freedom for departures. Who are we hanging out with? What we do IS who we are with. EVERYTHING we do affects our intelligence. 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” (1 Corinthians 15:33 KJV) We are almost at the end of First Corinthians in our… Continue reading July 29 / Aug 11 2009 10th Tuesday after Pentecost
9th Sunday. 2009. Walking on the water: a parable describing our lives.
The miracle of Jesus walking on the water in the midst of a storm is not only a recounting of a historical event, but also, mystically, a description of many events in our lives. LISTEN NOW Matthew 14:22-34 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him… Continue reading 9th Sunday. 2009. Walking on the water: a parable describing our lives.
Moleben on the Land – Pictures The littlest choir member. Let them sing! It should be illegal to be this cute.
July 24/ Aug 6 2009 9th Thursday after Pentecost. During our weekly Moleben on the Land, Thursday evening. We are standing on the built up platform of earth, just in front of where the iconostasis will eventually be. Notice the assistant choir director holding the service to St Nicholas. It does not… Continue reading Moleben on the Land – Pictures The littlest choir member. Let them sing! It should be illegal to be this cute.
Information regarding the Establishment of English Speaking Convent in the Mid-American Diocese
July 25 / Aug 7 2009 9th Friday after Pentecost From our Diocesan website: At the Diocesan Assembly held in March 2009 it was decided to establish an English language convent in the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America. Since that time an ideal property with a church, a guest house, a dining hall,… Continue reading Information regarding the Establishment of English Speaking Convent in the Mid-American Diocese
You give them to eat. Feeding the 5000 & the Holy Prophet Elijah. 8th Sunday after Pentecost, 2009. Audio Homily.
LISTEN NOW The Feeding of the 5000 is not only the story of a miracle, it is a command to all Christians. Lest we think we are incapable of "giving them to eat", we have the example of the holy Prophet Elijah, who was a man ‘subject to like passions as we are’. If the… Continue reading You give them to eat. Feeding the 5000 & the Holy Prophet Elijah. 8th Sunday after Pentecost, 2009. Audio Homily.
The Feeding of the 5000 St Elijah the Tishbite 8th Sunday after Pentecost
The Epistle read for St Elijah: Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. {11} Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the… Continue reading The Feeding of the 5000 St Elijah the Tishbite 8th Sunday after Pentecost
Repentance, it’s not just for Lent anymore. A church that forgets its monastic heritage is not a church. Nine Angelic ranks Seven Archangels. The Fig Tree
07-14, 07/27 2009 8th Monday after Pentecost The rhythm of the church services is soothing to the soul. We are by nature scattered and easily distractible beings. We have great trouble maintaining good habits and in our daily lives are often “like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed”[1]. … Continue reading Repentance, it’s not just for Lent anymore. A church that forgets its monastic heritage is not a church. Nine Angelic ranks Seven Archangels. The Fig Tree
7th Sun after Pascha. Likeminded with unbelievers? Audio Homily.
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REALLY believing in the resurrection. Good manners. Dogma is not just facts. Thursday Matins Tone V, First Sessional Hymn.07/10-23 2009 6th Thursday after Pentecost
With spiritual songs and hymns let all of us on earth praise the all wise apostles as eyewitnesses and servants of the Word; for they earnestly entreat Christ in behalf of us who hymn their sacred memory and bow down before their relics. Thursday Matins Tone V, First Sessional Hymn On Thursday in… Continue reading REALLY believing in the resurrection. Good manners. Dogma is not just facts. Thursday Matins Tone V, First Sessional Hymn.07/10-23 2009 6th Thursday after Pentecost