My dear friends in our Lord: Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever.Today we both end the series of Sundays after Pentecost with this 37th and Final Sunday, and we also begin with the very first commemoration of the new Paschal cycle – with what is called “Zacchaeus Sunday.” Next week, we begin in earnest the … Continue reading Thirty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost / Zacchaeus Sunday

My dear friends in our Lord, Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!This Sunday, we celebrate the remembrance of the Saint Maximus the Confessor, the epistle and the gospel lessons being taken from the Menaion for his feast.While much could be said, and countless instructions could be given regarding the scriptures we hear today, I myself … Continue reading Thirty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost / Saint Maximus

My dear friends in our Lord: Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever.The Holy Gospel does not tell us how many years the blind man in today's lesson carried his own heavy burden meekly until the Lord healed Him. The healing took place, of course, not because he was shouting very loudly, but because our Lord … Continue reading Thirty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday after the Theophany - 2019 My dear friends in our Lord: Glory to Jesus Christ; glory forever!“Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” These are the words with which we conclude today's Gospel reading. And it is with these profound and holy words, that our Lord begins his public preaching to … Continue reading Sunday after the Theophany