“Greek Orthodox Christian Church - Birmingham, Alabama”

Photography Credits: Beth Hontzas - Music: Presbytera Katerina Makiej






Sunday Sermon

Bread of Life
July 30, 2023

- Fr. Micah Hirschy -


In today’s Gospel reading, Matthew 14:14-22, Jesus feeds a crowd of more than 5,000 people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. Father Micah dives into the element of bread in today’s sermon: bread, being food, reminds us of our dependence on God, the Provider and Creator. Just as the Israelites depended on God to feed them in the desert, we too depend on God for sustenance, for life. Father Micah notes that bread is a key to unlocking who we are, who God is, and how we, the creation, relate to our Creator. Eating and drinking was and is central to worshiping the one true God; in ancient times through sacrifice and today through the Holy Eucharist. Christ feeding the five thousand, His act of bringing something out of nothing, signified to the people that He was not merely a miracle worker, but the one true God who fed Israel in the desert. Throughout Christ’s life he also identified himself as truly human through his own hunger, humbling himself to share in the hunger of the least of these throughout all ages. He continually expresses His immeasurable love for mankind by nourishing us with His own body for food and blood for drink. Through eating and drinking, through bread and wine, we share in the love of Christ, the Bread of Life.



Fr. Micah Hirschy grew up in St. Paul, MN and attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2004 and continued his studies at Holy Cros...[more]
“Greek Orthodox Christian Church - Birmingham, Alabama”

Photography Credits: Beth Hontzas - Music: Presbytera Katerina Makiej

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Fr. Micah Hirschy grew up in St. Paul, MN and attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2004 and continued his studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, where he graduated with an M. Div. in 2007. Upon graduating, he began working at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Memphis, TN as Pastoral Assistant. He was married in 2011 to Anastasia Hartzes of Mobile, AL and was ordained to the Deaconate and Priesthood by Metropolitan ALEXIOS of Atlanta in December of 2012. He currently serves as Ephemerios at the Holy Trinity Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, AL.