By the Late Reverend N. Patrinacos By the term Twelve Apostles only the twelve disciples of Christ should be understood. There are four lists of their names in the New Testament: Matthew 10:12, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14, and Acts of the Apostles 1:13. The list of names is as follows: Simon also called Peter and Andrew his brother; James and John, the sons of Zebedee; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James
Dear Saint Sophia Parishioners and Guests, HAPPY SUMMER and HAPPY 250th INDEPENDENCE DAY!!! With the blessings from Father Steve and Father Gregory, the Parish Council is providing you with this update. LITURGICAL CALENDAR: Every Sunday 8:30 AM Orthros and 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Please see the website, website calendar, bulletins, and emails for other services and updates. We had a very busy Saint Sophia Spring!!! On Saturday, May 9, we celebrated the last day
Sermon preached by Dn. James Wilcox on the Feast of SS. Peter & Paul on Sunday, June 29, 2025 2nd Cor. 11:21-23, 12:1-9 Matt 16:13-19 Blessed feast of apostles Peter & Paul! Today we gather to commemorate the Apostles Peter & Paul, whom we celebrate as foremost among the Apostles, and from whom the the Gospel of Jesus Christ was first delivered. In today’s Gospel reading we heard about Peter’s initial confession of faith after
~By Metropolitan Agathangelos of Fanari Blessed David was from Northern Mesopotamia, which was a large monastic centre, being born in about 450 A. D. For reasons we don’t know, he came to Thessaloniki together with a monk called Adola. According to their biography, he initially entered the monastery of the Martyr Saints Theodora and Mercurius, which was known as the “Koukouliates”, the location of which was defined as being “in the northern part of the
Sermon preached by Subdeacon JD Swartz on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at St. Mary Orthodox Church in Cambridge, MA In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Christ is in our midst! When I volunteered to give the homily today, it was because my mother is in town and I can’t remember the last time she saw me offer a sermon, but it has been quite a
While we celebrate the lives of most of the saints on the day of their deaths, or rather on the day that they entered into the life to come, we also celebrate their birthdays in the church calendar: the birthday of Our Lord (on December 25th), of His Blessed Mother (on September 8th), and of St. John the Baptist (today, June 24th). Celebrating the gift of life, the goodness of life, indeed the sanctity of
Sermon preached by Dn. James Wilcox on Sunday, August 18, 2024 1 Cor 1:10-7; Matt. 14:14-22 The reading we just heard should be familiar to most of us, as it recounts one of the “feeding of the five thousand” stories found in our Gospel texts. And I’m guessing that these “feeding” accounts, as I’m calling them here, are somewhat familiar to most of us. And in the event that they are, here are a few
~By Fr. Stephen Freeman, October 2, 2024 “Grandpa, will you die?” The quiet spoken question from the backseat of my car came from my then four-year-old grandson. I knew it was an important moment. “Yes, I will. Everyone grows old and dies.” I added, “But then I will be with Jesus in heaven and I will pray for you all the time.” Silence came as an answer. I knew he was pondering one of the
The holy Apostle Jude, one of the twelve Apostles of Christ, descended from the stock of David and Solomon and was the son of the righteous Joseph the Betrothed by his first wife. The holy Apostle John the Theologian writes in his Gospel: For neither did his brethren believe in him (John 7:5). Hierarch Theophilact, the Archbishop of Bulgaria, explains these words thus: at the beginning of the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ,
Published by Pemptousia Partnership on June 13, 2020 Elder Panaretos Filotheitis The late Papa-Nikodimos, a spiritual father from the Skete of Kavsokalyvia told me the following story, which is recorded in Athonite Patristic manuscripts. There was a devout Christian who went to his confessor for fifteen years and told him his human weaknesses. One day he went as usual to make his confession, but when he opened the door he found the man fornicating with a woman. He
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