Today, beloved brothers and sisters, we mark a great feast, a great celebration: it is the Exaltation of the Precious Cross. This feast carries us off to Golgotha […]
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9th Sunday of Matthew (Jesus walks on the waters)
The disciples were ordinary men. But despite being close to Christ -seeing him, seeing the miracles he performed, and hearing his words- it was as though they were living in […]
8th Sunday of Matthew (The Feeding of the Five Thousand)
Blessed is he that feels that the Lord has had compassion on him We will refer to the Gospel passage that we heard: The Lord saw the […]
Why do we fast before Dormition?
So why do we fast before Dormition? In a close-knit family, word that its matriarch is on her deathbed brings normal life to a halt. Otherwise important […]
6th Sunday of Matthew (of the paralytic)
The Lord wants to see man’s faith so He can cure him The Lord desires to see something from man, in order that He might act. […]
Council of Chalcedon 451
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from October 8 to November 1, 451 AD, at Chalcedon (a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor), on […]
The Grace of God Excludes No One
The Grace of God Excludes No One We have instances from Church history of many people “in the world” (not monastics, that is), who pleased God and became great. […]
In the Honor of the Holy Apostles
In honour of the Apostles, whose Synaxi we will celebrate on June 30, the day after our celebration of the great beacons of the Gospel, Sts. Peter and […]
Sunday of All Saints
Each one of us can become a saint Today, we have before us the feast of All Saints. God not only saves, but He makes holy those […]
Sunday of Pentecost
After fifty days from our Lord’s glorious Resurrection our Holy Orthodox Church celebrates Pentecost. This feast day is very important for all mankind, because it is the birthday of […]