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Sunday of The Holy Cross

Today in the Orthodox Church is the Sunday of The Holy Cross. It marks the mid-point of Lent. The Church places the Cross of Jesus Christ be...

Sunday - St. Gregory Palamas

Today on the second Sunday of Lent, we commemorate the life of Saint Gregory Palamas. Father Micah shares with our youth and us a sermon on ...

Icons of Christ

Sunday of Orthodoxy

Today is the first Sunday in Great Lent, also known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy. We commemorate the restoration of the holy icons and venerat...

Loving Properly

Forgiveness Sunday

February 26, 2023

Today is Forgiveness Sunday in the Orthodox Church. The Gospel lesson from Matthew 25: 31-46 makes it clear if we forgive others, God forgiv...

The Goal is Perfection

Judgement Sunday

February 19, 2023

Today is known as Judgement Sunday or Meatfare Sunday. The Gospel lesson comes to us from Matthew 25:31-46. Fr. Dcn. Tikhon shares an inspir...

Hungry for His Presence

The Prodigal Son

February 12, 2023

Today on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, the Gospel is read from Luke 15:11-32. Therein we hear the well-known, beloved parable of, The Prod...

No Peripheral Glances

The Publican and Pharisee

February 05, 2023

Today in the Orthodox Church is the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee. We are entering into the pre-Lenten period known as the Triodion. F...

Power in Persistent Love

January 29, 2023

Today in the Orthodox Church is the Sunday of the Canaanite. The Gospel reading from Matthew 15: 21-28 is a story of love and persistence. A...

Zacchaios' Salvation

January 22, 2023

Today in the Orthodox Church is the 15th Sunday of St. Luke. The Gospel lesson from Luke 19:1-10 narrates the well-known story of Zacchaios&...

Suffering and Gratitude

January 15, 2023

Today on the 12th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 17:12-19. This Gospel lesson is a message of suffering and gratitu...

Theophany's Triumph

January 09, 2023

Today is the Sunday after Theophany. Jesus' Baptism reestablishes order by removing the chaos in the world and reorienting life. Fr. Mic...

Silent God an Opportunity

January 01, 2023

Today in the Orthodox Church, we celebrate the Circumcision of Our Lord and Saint Basil the Great. The Gospel reading comes to us from Luke....

Emmanuel - God With Us

December 25, 2022

Today we celebrate The Nativity of Our Lord. Father Gregory shares a message of hope that God is with us in our joy and sadness. The holiday...

God Uses Sinner and Saint

December 18, 2022

Today is the Sunday before The Holy Nativity. The Gospel lesson from Matthew 2:1-12 accounts for us the genealogy of Christ. Father Gregory ...

Compelled to Respond

December 11, 2022

Today, on the 11th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 14:16-24. Therein we hear the well-known parable of "The Gre...

Accepting Christ's Gift

December 04, 2022

Today is the 10th Sunday of Luke. Fr. Micah shares a sermon touching on both the Epistle and Gospel for the day. The Epistle from Galatians ...

Overcoming Excuses

November 27, 2022

Today, on the 13th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 18:18-27. Therein we hear about a young man who asks Jesus what h...

Don't Be a Fool - Give!

November 20, 2022

Today, on the 9th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson is taken from Luke 12:16-21. In this pericope, Jesus tells the parable of the "Rich...

Go and Show Mercy

November 13, 2022

Today, on the 8th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson is taken from Luke10:25-37. It narrates for us the well-known parable of the Good Samari...

Evidence of Faith

November 06, 2022

Today, on the 7th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel reading is taken from Luke 8:41-56. In this pericope, a woman who suffered from a flow of blood...

Possessions and Eternity

October 30, 2022

Today, on the 5th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 16:19-31. In this pericope, we hear about the rich man and Lazaros...

Actively Doing God's Word

October 23, 2022

Today is the Feast day of James the Apostle, the brother of Our Lord. Father Gregory shares with us, from the Book of James, how we mig...

Only One Resurrection

October 16, 2022

Father Ernesto shares a light sermon as we approach halloween. ...

Living Temples of God

October 09, 2022

Today, Father Micah shares a youth sermon with us on how we become and remain living temples of God. ...

Misplaced Expectations

October 02, 2022

Today's Gospel reading comes to us from Luke 6:31-36. Jesus says to love our enemies, do good, and lend expecting nothing in return. Thi...

Experiencing God's Wonder

September 25, 2022

Father Micah shares with us how we might experience God's wonder. ...

A Word from the Holy Mtn.

September 18, 2022

Father Gregory shares some words from his recent visit to Mount Athos. ...

Youth Sermon - Holy Cross

September 13, 2022

Father Paul shares the Good News of the Holy Cross with our youth. ...

Faithfulness to Christ

September 05, 2022

Symbol of Faith - Finale

August 28, 2022

Today Father Gregory concludes his sermon series, The Symbol of Faith, with the lines, I expect the resurrection of the dead. And the life o...

Symbol of Faith - Part 7

August 21, 2022

The Value of Prayer

August 14, 2022

Today, on the 9th Sunday of Matthew, the Gospel comes to us from Matthew 14:22-34. Jesus comes to His disciples, who are unsure who He is, w...

Symbol of Faith - Part 6

August 07, 2022

In today's Gospel, taken from Matthew 14:14-22, Jesus has compassion on a gathering of people, healing their sick and feeding five thous...

Symbol of Faith - Part 5

Today, the 7th Sunday of Matthew, Father Gregory continues to examine the Nicene Constantinopolitan Creed with part 5 in his series, Symbol ...

Practical Christianity

Today, on the 6th Sunday of Matthew, the Epistle reading comes to us from Romans 12:6-14. Father Micah's message encourages Orthodox Chr...

Symbol of Faith - Part 4

Today, as we celebrate the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical council, Father Gregory appropriately continues his sermon series on the Nicen...

Symbol of Faith - Part 3

Today, on the 4th Sunday of Matthew, the Gospel comes to us from Matthew 8:5-13. Therein, we hear of a centurion who is a model for Orthodox...

Seek First His Kingdom

Today, on the 3rd Sunday of Matthew, the Gospel comes to us from Matthew 6:22-33. Therein Jesus tells us we should not be anxious about basi...

Free and United

Sermon - 2nd Sunday of Matthew

Sunday of All Saints

Symbol of Faith - Part 2

Today in Orthodoxy we celebrate God's Spirit poured out on all flesh in the last days, Holy Pentecost. Father Gregory continues his seri...

Symbol of Faith - Part 1

Today we celebrate 318 Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council who gathered in Nicaea in 325 A.D. The Orthodox Church recognizes several cou...

Communion with Creation

Sunday of the Blind Man

Today, on the Sunday of The Blind Man, the Gospel is read from John 9:1-38. In this pericope, we hear about the healing of a man born withou...

Spirit and Truth

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

Today, on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, the Gospel is read from John 4:5-42. In the abundance of richness in this Gospel, Father Micah ...

Sunday of the Paralytic

The Day of Resurrection

The Myrrh Bearing Women

Today is the Sunday of the Myrrh Bearing Women, who came to the Tomb to anoint Jesus with spices. The Gospel is taken from Mark 15:43 - 16:1...

Wounded Healers

Today, on Thomas Sunday, the Gospel is taken from John 20:19-31. Jesus appears to His Apostles, giving them peace and showing them His hands...

Our Father - Conclusion

Today Father Gregory concludes his series on the Lord's Prayer by contemplating the line "But deliver us from evil." The previ...

Sunday St. John Climacus

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