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The Fifth Thursday of Great Lent. The Sin of Judas Was Not the Betrayal

04/03/2025

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. Matthew 26:6-16 (Gospel of Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on Holy Wednesday Morning) “The Passion” of Christ refers to His sufferings. The first act of the Passion was the betrayal by

The Second Day of Great Lent. “When You Fast…”

03/12/2019

What appears to happen in the Passion of Christ and what actually happens are not at all the same. What appears to happen is not that extraordinary. The Romans crucified a Jewish man in order to keep public order. During their long rule over Judea, the Romans had killed many Jews, making the death of Jesus one among these many. But, only in appearance. The reality was very different. The Paschal homily attributed to St.

The Fast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin (Part IV)

08/13/2018

By Father Leonidas Contos Walt Whitman, one of our great modern American poets, suggests this inner conflict when he asserts: “There is more to me than is contained between my hat and my shoes!” One of the most celebrated experiments aimed at concentrating on the man between the hat and the shoes was conducted by another American, Henry David Thoreau, who died about a hundred years ago. Thoreau was what you might call a highly

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent. The Sin of Judas Was Not the Betrayal

03/14/2017

Members of One Another (Part IX): Weep with Me, Forest and Desert (II)

07/25/2012

The whole creation was altered by thy Passion: for all things suffered with Thee, knowing, O Word, that Thou holdest all in unity. This is a remarkable statement, but it does not stand alone. The ‘Praises’ return frequently to the theme of this all-inclusive co-suffering: Though Thou wast shut within the narrowest of sepulchres, O Jesus, all creation knew Thee as true King of heaven and earth. The whole earth quaked with fear, O Word,

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The Fifth Thursday of Great Lent. The Sin of Judas Was Not the Betrayal

The Second Day of Great Lent. “When You Fast…”

The Fast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin (Part IV)

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent. The Sin of Judas Was Not the Betrayal

Members of One Another (Part IX): Weep with Me, Forest and Desert (II)

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