“Greek Orthodox Christian Church - Birmingham, Alabama”

Photography Credits: Beth Hontzas - Music: Presbytera Katerina Makiej






Sunday Sermon

Cleansing Our Senses
May 25, 2025

- Fr. Micah Hirschy -


In today’s Gospel reading, Christ gives sight to the blind man, which Fr. Micah relates to our own blindness. In the fall, there was a blindness that came into creation — not only an inability to see God, but to see his image in our neighbor.

When we are baptized, we are given new eyes, just as Christ gave the blind man new eyes. And yet, because of the passions, which are rooted in self-love, we still struggle to see him in our lives. As the Resurrection canon says, we must “cleanse our senses.” Fr. Micah addresses each of the five senses, contrasting how we should and shouldn’t use them to prepare ourselves to be able to experience the Kingdom of God.



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.