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Sermon on Gratitude

10/13/2026

Published by Pemptousia Partnership on January 19, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony Bloom † 17 December 1989 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Ten lepers came to the Lord; ten men who were ritually unclean and therefore, ritually rejected by their community, unable to attend the common worship of the Temple, unable to come near the habitations of men; and unclean also in the eyes of men because their sickness could be transmitted to

Sons of Alphaeus

10/09/2026

By Thomas G. Doughty Jr. Brothers abounded among Jesus’s earliest disciples, most notably Peter and Andrew and the sons of Zebedee. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, another pair of brothers features in the crew of apostles: Matthew, also called Levi, and James the Lesser. James is called the son of Alphaeus in all four New Testament lists of the Twelve. While this definitely distinguishes him from James the son of Zebedee and James the half-brother of

On Earth as it is in Heaven

09/02/2026

Sermon preached by Dn. James Wilcox on Sunday, October 6, 2024 Scripture Readings from Luke 7:11-17 and 2 Cor. 6:16-18; 7:1 When Jesus meets the funeral procession spoken of in today’s Gospel reading, He does what we commonly see Him do when encountering a person grieving the loss of a family member. He has compassion on them. For review, Jesus and the disciples are entering the ancient city of Nain, while a group of mourners

Reading Scripture in the Kingdom

08/31/2026

~By Fr. Stephen Freeman, July 2, 2025 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (Joh 3:6) It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. (Joh 6:63) Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. (1Co 15:50) The

The Great Paraclitic Canon

08/03/2026

Published by Pemptousia Partnership on August 7, 2020 Archbishop Stylianos of Australia † The time from August 1 to 15 is a period in the Church’s year during which the Orthodox soul turns to Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God, with eyes full of contrition. For the two weeks before the feast of the Dormition, the bells ring at sunset and crowds of the faithful go to sing the Great Paraclitic Canon. Of course, we have

Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene

07/22/2026

The Holy Myrrh-Bearer Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene, Commemorated on July 22 A woman whose name has entered forever into the Gospel account was born and grew up in Magdala. The Gospel tells us nothing of Mary’s younger years, but Tradition informs us that Mary of Magdala was young and pretty…. It says in the Gospels that the Lord expelled seven devils from Mary (Luke. 8:2). From the moment of her healing Mary led

Holy Pentecost

05/31/2026

In the Church’s annual liturgical cycle, Pentecost is “the last and great day.” It is the celebration by the Church of the coming of the Holy Spirit as the end—the achievement and fulfillment—of the entire history of salvation. For the same reason, however, it is also the celebration of the beginning: it is the “birthday” of the Church as the presence among us of the Holy Spirit, of the new life in Christ, of grace,

Sin as a Sickness

05/26/2026

~Fr. Andreas Agathokleous It’s natural to have feelings of guilt if we look at sin as a transgression against ‘the law of God’ rather than as a sickness we’ve inherited as children of the first Adam. Because if, over time, sin becomes second nature, it exercises authority in our soul making us do what we don’t want to, as Saint Paul says. As we all know, this brings its own pressure, peace is lost and

Remembering the End

05/22/2026

~By Father Stephen Freeman Orthodox Christianity often seems inherently conservative. The unyielding place that tradition holds within its life seems ready-made for a conservative bulwark against a world all-too-ready to forget everything that is good or beautiful. There are subtle but important distinctions that make this treatment of Orthodoxy misleading and can lead to the distortion of the faith and an almost reverse image of our true salvation. Orthodox Christianity does not seek to preserve

The Fifth Thursday of Pascha. The First-Born of the Dead and the Land of the Living (IV)

05/14/2026

ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! CHRIST IS RISEN! George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki God doesn’t impose himself on people in a high-handed manner. The kingdom of God isn’t a kingdom of imperious authority but of interactive love and freedom. It’s a communion which offers boundless love and freedom. But when people reject God’s offer, they’re short-circuited within their self and make their own punishment. In this way, even from

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Sermon on Gratitude

Sons of Alphaeus

On Earth as it is in Heaven

Reading Scripture in the Kingdom

The Great Paraclitic Canon

Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene

Holy Pentecost

Sin as a Sickness

Remembering the End

The Fifth Thursday of Pascha. The First-Born of the Dead and the Land of the Living (IV)

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