A Form of Acknowledgment: Recent Episodes
Fr. Jeremiah Vollman
Homilies, teachings, and reflections with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman, an Orthodox Christian priest - pastor of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Brier, WA.
Homily, 09.29.2024 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:21-2:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (6:31-36)
Homily, 09.22.2024 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost & First Sunday of Luke; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (16:13-24); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (5:1-11)
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Homily, 09.08.2024 - Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
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Homily, 08.25.2024 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Matthew
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Homily, 08.18.2024 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew, After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:10-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:14-22)
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Homily, 08.11.2024 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (15:1-7); he Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:27-35)
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You can also learn more about Orthodox Christianity by searching for “The Orthodox Faith: Catechism with Fr. Jeremiah Vollman” on podcast platforms (e.g. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-faith-catechism)
Homily, 07.14.2024 - Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Fourth Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19)
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Homily, 07.07.2024 - All Saints of North America & Second Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (3:23-4:5); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:18-23)
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Homily, 06.30.2024 - All Saints; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:36-10:8)
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Homily, 06.09.2024 - Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Blind Man; the Acts of the Apostles. (16:16-34); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)
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Homily, 06.02.2024 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & After-feast of Mid-Pentecost; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (11:19-30); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)
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Homily, 05.26.2024 - Fourth Sunday of Pascha Sunday of the ParalyticThe Reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (9:32-42); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15)
Homily, 04.28.2024 - Palm Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians. (4:4-9); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (12:1-18)
Homily, 04.14.2024 - St. John Climacus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (6:13-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:17-31)
A homily by Protodeacon Philip Jenson, one of the founders of St. Paul Orthodox Church, in Brier, WA, reflecting upon the significance of stewardship and active participation of the members of our holy community - especially in light of the recent water damage to our building.
If you are interested in participating in the restoration of our building...
First, please pray for us...and, second, feel free to visit the Building Restoration Project page on our website:
https://www.stpaul-orthodox.org/building-restoration
Homily, 03.24.2024 - Sunday of Orthodoxy; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:24-26, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:43-51).
– various quotes in this homily are from the writings Archimandrite Epiphanios Theodoropoulos
Homily, 03.17.2024 - Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheese Fare); the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (13:11-14:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21)
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Homily, 03.10.2024 - Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meat Fare); the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)
Homily, 03.03.2024 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)
Homily, 02.25.2024 - Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)
Homily, 02.18.2024 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Seventeenth Sunday of Matthew; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:16-7:1); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (15:21-28)
Homily, 02.11.2024 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:14-30, + Luke 8:8)
Homily, 02.04.2024 - Thirty-second Sunday of Pentecost & Fifteenth Sunday of Luke (“Zacchaeus”) After-feast of the Presentation (Meeting) of Christ; the First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (4:9-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10)
Homily, 01.28.2024 - Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke, Our Righteous Father Ephraim the Syrian, New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
Homily, 01.14.2024 - Leave-Taking of & Sunday after the Theophany; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17)
Homily, 01.06.2023 - Synaxis of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner & Baptist John; the Acts of the Apostles. (19:1-8); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:29-34)
Homily, 12.24.2023 - Sunday before Nativity of Christ (Sunday of the Genealogy), Which Falls on Paramon (Eve) of Nativity of Christ; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:9-10, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (1:1-25)
Homily, 12.03.2023 - Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (5:8-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:35-43)
Homily, 11.26.2023 - Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:18-27)
Homily, 11.05.202 - Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-18); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31)
Homily, 10.29.2023 - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:41-56)
Homily, 10.22.2023 - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (1:11-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:26-39)
Homily, 10.15.2023 - Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:5-15)
Homily, 10.08.2023 - Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke, St. Pelagia the Penitent; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:6-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (7:11-16)
Homily, 09.30.2023 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:16-7:1); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (6:31-36)
Homily, 09.24.2023 - Proto-martyr Thekla, equal-to-the-Apostles & First Sunday of Luke, Venerable Silouan of Athos
Homily, 09.17.2023 - Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
Homily, 09.03.2023 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (16:13-24); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (21:33-42)
Homily, 08.27.2023 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost & Twelfth Sunday of Matthew Righteous Father Pimen the Great of Egypt; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (15:1-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (19:16-26)
Homily, 08.20.2023 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost & Eleventh Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Prophet Samuel; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:2-12); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (18:23-35)
Homily, 08.06.2023 - Holy Transfiguration; the Second Epistle of St. Peter. (1:10-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:1-9)
Homily, 06.25.2023 - Third Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Matthew Apodosis (Leave-Taking) of the Forerunner’s Nativity; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans (5:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:22-33).
Homily, 06.11.2023 - First Sunday after Pentecost: All Saints Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30)
Homily, 05.28.2023 - Sunday of the After-feast of the Ascension Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council; the Acts of the Apostles. (20:16-18, 28-36); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13)
Homily, 05.20.2023 - Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Blind Man; Equals-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helen ;the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (26:1, 12-20) ;the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)
Homily, 5.14.2023 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (11:19-30); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)
Homily, 05.07.2023 - Sunday of the Paralytic; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (9:32-42); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15)
Homily, 04.30.2023 - Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women,Pious Joseph of Arimathaea & Righteous Nicodemus; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (6:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (15:43-16:8)
Homily, 04.23.2023 - Sunday of Thomas the Apostle, Called “The Twin”; the Acts of the Apostles. (12:1-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (20:19-31)
Homily, 04.09.2023 - Palm Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians. (4:4-9); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (12:1-18)
Homily, 04.02.2023 - St. Mary of Egypt; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45)
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Homily, 03.26.2023 - St. John Climacus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (6:13-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:16-30)
Homily, 03.20.2023 - Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross; Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1
Homily, 03.12.2024 - St. Gregory Palamas / Second Sunday of Lent; Hebrews 11:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12
Homily, 02.19.2023 - Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare); the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2);the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)
Homily, 02.12.2023 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)
Homily, 02.05.2023 - Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (2:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (15:17-16:2)
Homily, 12.11.2023 - Sunday of the Forefathers (Ancestors) of Christ; The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. (3:4-11); The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (14:16-24)
Homily, 12.04.2022 - Great-martyr Barbara of Syria & Tenth Sunday of Luke, Venerable John of Damascus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (3:23-4:5); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (13:10-17)
Homily, 11.20.2022 - Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (2:4-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (12:16-21).
Homily, 11.13.2022 - John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople & Eighth Sunday of Luke
Homily, 11.06.2022 - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Luke
Guest homily, by Protodeacon Philip Jenson
Homily, 10.23.2022 - The Holy Apostle James the “Brother of God” & Sixth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians; the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:26-39)
Homily, 10.09.2022 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke / The Holy Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus; St. Tikhon of Moscow; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:16-7:1); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (7:11-16)
Homily, 09.25.2022 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost & First Sunday of Luke
THE EPISTLE (For the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost) The Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:6-15) Brethren, seeing that it is the God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, the same also shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of power is from God, and not from us. We are pressed on every way, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; smitten down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh. So, then, death is working in us, but life in you. But having in us the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke,” we also believe, and therefore we also speak, knowing that the One who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up through Jesus, and will make us stand together with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, which is multiplied through the thanksgiving of many, may abound to the glory of God.
THE GOSPEL (For the First Sunday of Luke) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (5:1-11) At that time, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And He saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, Jesus asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at Thy word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish, which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.” And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.
Homily, 09.18.2022 - Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross
THE EPISTLE (For Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross) The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20) Brethren, knowing that a person is not justified by the works of the Law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? God forbid! For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself up for me.
THE GOSPEL (For Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1) The Lord said, “If any man would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for My sake and the Gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” And He said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God come with power.”
Homily, 09.11.2022 - Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross After-feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
THE EPISTLE (For the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross) The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-18) Brethren, see how large a letter I have written to you with my own hand. As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted for the Cross of Christ. For not even those who are circumcised do themselves keep the Law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh. But God forbid that I should boast, except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. Henceforth, let no one trouble me; for I bear in my body the brand-marks of the Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
THE GOSPEL (For the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (3:13-17) The Lord said, “No one has ascended into heaven but He who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent His Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.”
Homily, 09.04.2022 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost & Twelfth Sunday of Matthew
THE EPISTLE (For the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost) The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (15:1-11) Brethren, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the Gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He rose on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. Then He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then He appeared to James, then to all the Apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared also to me. For I am the least of the Apostles, unfit to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God, which is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
THE GOSPEL (For the Twelfth Sunday of Matthew) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (19:16-26) At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, “Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?” And He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said to Him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “You shall not kill, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, honor your father and mother, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to Him, “All these I have observed; what do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Homily, 08.28.2022 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost & Eleventh Sunday of Matthew Righteous Father Moses of Ethiopia
Homily, 08.21.2022 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost & Tenth Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
THE EPISTLE (For the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost) The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:9-16) Brethren, God has exhibited us Apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill clad and buffeted and homeless; and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
THE GOSPEL (For the Tenth Sunday of Matthew) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:14-23) At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him.” And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Jesus said to them, “Because you have no faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. This kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.” As they were traveling together through Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”
Homily, 08.14.2022 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Matthew Forefeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos THE EPISTLE (For the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost) The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (3:9-17) Brethren, we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s husbandry, God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise architect I laid a foundation, and another builds upon it. Let each one take heed how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; everyone’s work will become manifest; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire itself will test each one’s work of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which was built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, yet so as by fire. Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone corrupts the temple of God, God will corrupt him. For the temple of God is holy, whose temple you are.
THE GOSPEL (For the Ninth Sunday of Matthew) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:22-34) At that time, Jesus made the Disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. And after He had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, but the Disciples’ boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. But when the Disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately He spoke to them, saying, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.” And Peter answered Him, “Lord, if it is Thee, bid me come to Thee on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Jesus immediately reached out His hand and caught him, saying to him, “O man of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly, Thou art the Son of God.” And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
Homily, 08.07.2022 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew, After-feast of the Transfiguration of Christ THE EPISTLE (For the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost) The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:10-17) Brethren, I appeal to you, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissension among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest anyone should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the Gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
THE GOSPEL (For the Eighth Sunday of Matthew) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:14-22) At that time, when Jesus went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They said to Him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” Then He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish He looked up to Heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelvebaskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Homily, 07.31.2022 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (15:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:27-35)
Homily, 07.24.2022 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (12:6-14); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:1-8)
Homily, 07.17.2022 - Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19)
Homily, 07.03.2022 - Third Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (5:1-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:22-33)
Homily, 06.28.2022 - Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (11:21-12:9); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (16:13-19)
Homily, 06.26.2022 - All Saints of North America; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (2:10-16); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:18-23)
Homily, 16.19.2022 - All Saints; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30)
Homily, 06.12.2022 - Holy Pentecost; the Acts of the Apostles. (2:1-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (7:37-52; 8:12)
Homily, 06.05.2022 - Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council; the Acts of the Apostles (20:16-18, 28-36); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13)
Homily, 05.29.2022 - Sunday of the Blind Man; the Acts of the Apostles. (16:16-34); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)
Homily on the topic of abortion during this time of frustration and confusion. We pray this message lends clarity in the midst of it all.
Homily, 05.08.2022 - Myrrhbearing Women; the First Epistle of St. John. (1:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (15:43-16:8)
Homily, 05.01.2022 - Thomas Sunday (the last homily delivered by Fr. Thomas Davis, of blessed memory)
Homily, 04.10.2022 - St. Mary of Egypt; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45)
**NOTE: St. Mary labored in the wilderness for a total of 47 years, the 17 years mentioned in this homily are the years of her initial struggle in the wilderness, her first 17 years of struggling against the passions that had been so ingrained in her; it took 17 years of burning with desire before the sin that has been so habituated in her died down and she was able to live in peace.
Homily, 04.03.2022 - St. John Climacus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (6:13-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:17-31)
Homily, 03.27.2022 - Sunday of the Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (4:14-5:6); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
Homily, 03.20.2022 - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (1:10-2:3); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (2:1-12)
Homily, 03.13.2022 - Sunday of Orthodoxy; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:24-26, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:43-51)
Homily, 03.06.2022 - Forgiveness Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (13:11-14:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21)
Homily, 02.20.2022 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)
Homily, 02.06.2022 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Seventeenth Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Presentation (Meeting) of Christ
Homily, 01.30.2022 - The three great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian & John Chrysostom & Fifteenth Sunday of Luke (“Zacchaeus”)
Homily, 12.05.2021 - God-bearing Father Sabbas the Sanctified & Tenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (5:22-6:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (13:10-17)
Homily, 10.31.2021 - Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (11:31-12:9); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31)
Homily, 10.17.2021 - Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:5-15)
Homily, 10.24.2021 - A special homily delivered by Fr. Jeremiah following a pilgrimage to St. Tikhon's Monastery (South Canaan, PA)
Homily, 10.10.2021 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke; the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (7:11-16)
Homily, 10.03.2021 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:6-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (6:31-36)
Homily, 09.19.2021 - the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
Homily, 09.12.2021 - Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-18); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (3:13-17)
Homily, 09.05.2021 - the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:2-12); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (18:23-35)
Homily, 08.29.2021 - Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (13:25-33); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (6:14-30)
Homily, 08.22.2021 - Ninth Sunday of Matthew; the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:22-34)
Homily, 08.08.2021 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Transfiguration of Christ; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (15:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:27-35)
Homily, 07.25.2021 - Dormition of Righteous Anna, mother of the Theotokos & Fifth Sunday of Matthew; The Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (4:22-27); The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (8:28-9:1)
Homily, 07.18.2021 - Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19)
Homily, 06.20.2021 – Holy Pentecost; the Acts of the Apostles. (2:1-11); The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (7:37-52; 8:12)
Homily, 06.13.2021 - Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council; the Acts of the Apostles. (20:16-18, 28-36); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13)
Letter Eight from “Monastic Wisdom, the Letters of Elder Joseph the Hesychast”. Text available for purchase here: https://shop.stanthonysmonastery.org/monastic-wisdom-softcover.html
Homily, 06.06.2021 – Sunday of the Blind Man; the Acts of the Apostles. (16:16-34); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)
Homily, 05.30.2021 - Samaritan Woman; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (11:19-30); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)
Homily, 05.23.2021 - Sunday of the Paralytic; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (9:32-42); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15)
Homily, 05.09.2021 - Thomas Sunday; the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (5:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (20:19-31).
Homily, 04.04.2021 - Sunday of the Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (4:14-5:6); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
NOTE: The man, "Klaus," mentioned in the homily is Klaus Kenneth, author of the book "Born to Hate, Reborn to Love" (Mt. Thabor Press).
Homily, 03.28.2021 - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (1:10-2:3); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (2:1-12)
Homily, 03.21.2021 - Sunday of Orthodoxy; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:24-26, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:43-51)
Homily, 03.14.2021 - Forgiveness Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (13:11-14:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21)
Homily, 03.07.2021 - Sunday of the Last Judgment; The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2); The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)
Homily, 02.28.2021 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)
Homily, 02.21.2021 - Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)
Homily, 02.07.2021 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:14-30, + Luke 8:8)
Homily, 01.31.2021 - Thirty-second Sunday of Pentecost & Fifteenth Sunday of Luke; the First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (4:9-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10)
Homily, 01.24.2021 - Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke, Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, fool-for-Christ; the First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (1:15-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:35-43)
Homily, 01.10.2021 - Sunday after Theophany, Gregory of Nyssa/St. Theophan the Recluse
We apologize, there was a glitch in the audio recording; the section being read at the beginning of the homily is this:
The true Light hath appeared, granting illumination to all. And Christ transcending all purity is baptized with us, charging the water with sanctity for the purification of souls. Wherefore, the thing apparent is earthly, but its significance transcendeth the heavens; for by washing salvation is attained, by water the Spirit, and by immersion ascent to God. Wherefore, great are Thy works, O Lord, glory to Thee. (from the Praises for the Sunday after Theophany)
Homily, 12.13.2020 - Sunday of the Forefathers (Ancestors) of Christ, Herman of Alaska, Enlightener of the Aleuts
Homily, 11.29.2020 - Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke
The Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:1-7)
Brethren, I, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, Who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:18-27)
At that time, a man came testing Jesus and asking, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Honor your father and mother.’” And the man said, “All these I have observed from my youth.” And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the man heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus, seeing him sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”
Homily, 11.08.2020 - The Synaxis of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and all the bodiless powers of Heaven & Seventh Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (2:2-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:41-56)
Homily, 11.01.2020 - Holy Uncercenaries Cosmos & Damian, Fifth Sunday of Luke; Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (12:27-13:8); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31)
Homily, 10.25.2020 - Sixth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (1:11-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:26-39)
Homily, 10.18.2020 - The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. (4:5-11, 14-18); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (10:16-21)
Homily, 10.11.2020 - Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:5-15)
Homily, 10.04.2020 - Eothinon 6; Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:16-7:1); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (6:31-36)
Homily, 09.27.2020 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost & First Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (5:1-11)
Homily, 09.20.2020 - Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Great-martyr Eustathios and his family; The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
Homily, 09.13.2020 - Eothinon 3; Forefeast of and Sunday before Elevation of the Cross; Consecration of Resurrection Church in Jerusalem; The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-18); The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (3:13-17)
Homily, 09.06.2020 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (16:13-24); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (21:33-42)
Homily, 08.30.2020 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost & Twelfth Sunday of Matthew Leave-taking of the commemoration of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Homily, 07.26.2020 - The Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeva of Rome & Seventh Sunday of Matthew
THE EPISTLE (For St. Paraskeva)
The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (3:23-4:5)
Brethren, before faith came, we were confined under the Law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the Law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son, to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
THE GOSPEL (For the Seventh Sunday of Matthew)
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:27-35)
At that time, as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud: “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When He entered the house, the blind men came to Him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, “See that no one knows it.” But they went away and spread His fame through all that district. As they were going away, behold, a dumb demoniac was brought to Him. And when the demon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.” And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.
Homily, 07.19.2020 - Fathers Of The Fourth Ecumenical Council; The Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19)
Homily, 07.12.2020 - Fifth Sunday After Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Matthew, feast of St. Paisios the Athonite
Homily, 07.05.2020 - Fourth Sunday of Matthew; The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew(8:5-13)
Homily, 06.28.2020 - Third Sunday After Pentecost & Third Sunday Of Matthew; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (5:1-10; the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:22-33)
Homily, 06.14.2020 - Sunday of All Saints; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30)
Homily, 06.07.2020 - Holy Pentecost; the Acts of the Apostles. (2:1-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (7:37-52; 8:12)
Homily, 05.31.2020 - Fathers Of The First Ecumenical Council; The Acts of the Apostles (20:16-18, 28-36); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13)
Homily, 05.24.2020 - Sunday Of The Blind Man; the Acts of the Apostles. (16:16-34); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)
Homily, 05.17.2020 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; The Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (11:19-30); The Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)
Homily, 05.10.2020 - Sunday Of The Paralytic; the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (9:32-42); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15)
Homily, 05.03.2020 - Sunday Of The Myrrh - Bearing Women; the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (6:1-7); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (15:43-16:8)
Homily, 04.26.2020 - Thomas Sunday; The Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (5:12-20); The Holy Gospel according to St. John. (20:19-31)
Homily, 04.12.2020 - Palm Sunday; ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9; JOHN 12:1-18
Homily, 04.11.2020 - Lazarus Saturday; ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE HEBREWS 12:28-29; 13:1-8; JOHN 11:1-45
Homily, 04.05.2020 - Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14);the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45)
**NOTE: I mentioned in the homily that Step 4 of "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" is the longest chapter when, in fact, it's the second longest chapter, only two pages shorter than Step 26. Forgive me for this mistake - frjv+
Homily, 03.29.2020 - Sunday of St. John Climacus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (6:13-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:17-31)
Homily, 03.22.2020 - Sunday Of The Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (4:14-5:6); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
Homily, 03.04.2018 - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas; The Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (1:10-2:3); The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (2:1-12)
Homily, 03.08.2020 - Sunday of Orthodoxy; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:24-26, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:43-51)
Homily, 03.03.2019 - Sunday Of The Last Judgment; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (13:11-14:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21)
Homily, 02.16.2020 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)
Homily, 02.09.2020 - Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican; The Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15); The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)
Homily, 01.12.2020 - Sunday After Theophany; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians (4:7-13); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (4:12-17)
Homily, 01.05.2020 - Sunday Before Theophany; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy(4:5-8); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (1:1-8)
Homily, 12.08.2019 - following the repose of Elder Ephraim of Arizona; homily is taken from "The Art of Salvation," a collection of homilies by Elder Ephraim (published by St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Monastery)
Homily, 12.01.2019 - Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (2:14-22); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:35-43)
Homily, 11.24.2019 - Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke After-Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (2:4-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:18-27)
Homily, 11.17.2019 - Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-18); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (12:16-21). Extended reading is from Volume 1 of The Evergetinos.
Homily, 11.02.2019 - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (1:11-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31)
Homily, 10.27.2019 - Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Seventh Sunday of Luke; St. Paul to the Corinthians. (11:31-12:9); The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:41-56)
Homily, 10.20.2019 - Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Luke Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:6-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:26-39)
Fr. Sergius Homily, 10.13.2019 - Fathers Of The Seventh Ecumenical Council. Fr. Sergius was visiting our community this past weekend to give a retreat, he also brought the wonderworking icon of St. Anna with him. To learn more visit sttikhonsmonastery.org/stanna
Homily, 10.06.2019 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke Thomas the Apostle Called “The Twin” Innocent, Apostle to the Americas; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (7:11-16)
Homily, 09.15.2019 - Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (8:34-9:1)
Homily for the Ecclesiastical New Year, delivered on 9/1/2019 at St. Paul Orthodox Church, Brier, WA; The First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (2:1-7); The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (4:16-22)
Homily, 08.24.2019 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost & Tenth Sunday of Matthew
The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:9-16)
Brethren, God has exhibited us Apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill clad and buffeted and homeless; and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:14-23)
At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him.” And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Jesus said to them, “Because you have no faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. This kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.” As they were traveling together through Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”
Homily, 08.18.2019 - Ninth Sunday of Matthew; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (3:9-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:22-34)
Homily, 08.11.2019 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew, After-feast of the Transfiguration of Christ; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:10-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:14-22)
Homily, 07.14.2019 - Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council; the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19)
Homily, 06.23.2019 - Sunday of all Saints; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews, 11:33-40, 12:1-2; the reading from the Gospel of Matthew, 10:23-33, 37-38, 19:27-30.
Homily, 06.09.2019 - delivered by Protodeacon Philip Jenson after returning from a pilgrimage to Norway
Homily, 06.06.2019 - Holy Ascension; the reading from the Acts of the Apostles 1:1-12; the reading from the Gospel of Luke 24:36-53
Homily, 06.02.2019 - Sunday of the Blind Man; the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (26:1, 12-20); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)
05.26.2019 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles. (11:19-30); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)
Homily, 04.14.2019 - Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45)
[I drew much material from Met. ANTHONY Bloom's homily for the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, which can be found here: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/03/sermon-for-sunday-of-st-mary-of-egypt.html ]
Homily, 3.24.2019 - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (1:10-2:3); the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (2:1-12)
Throughout the season of Great and Holy Lent - we will offer readings from "A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on God" by St. Ephraim the Syrian (trans. Antonina Janda, St. John of Kronstadt Press)
Throughout the season of Great and Holy Lent - we will offer readings from "A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on God" by St. Ephraim the Syrian (trans. Antonina Janda, St. John of Kronstadt Press)
Homily, 03.17.2019 - Sunday of Orthodoxy; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:24-26, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (1:43-51)
Homily, 03.10.2019 - Forgiveness Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (13:11-14:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:14-21); this message was given with a whiteboard for the children to see Father writing key words and drawing pictures, and was recorded at a distance - we apologize for any problems with the sound quality.
Throughout the season of Great and Holy Lent - we will offer readings from "A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on God" by St. Ephraim the Syrian (trans. Antonina Janda, St. John of Kronstadt Press)
Homily, 03.03.2019 - Sunday of the Last Judgment; the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)
Homily, 02.24.2019 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (4:6-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (15:11-32)
Homily, 02.17.2019 - Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)
Homily, 02.03.2019 - Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost & Sixteenth Sunday of Matthew, Synaxis of Holy and Righteous Simeon the God-receiver & Anna the Prophetess; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:1-10); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:14-30)
Homily, 01.26.2018 - Recovery of the relics of John Chrysostom & Fifteenth Sunday of Luke, Zacchaeus Sunday; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (7:26-8:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10)
Homily, 01.13.2019 - Sunday After Theophany; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17)
Homily, 12.30.2018 - After-feast of & Sunday after the Nativity of Christ Commemoration of Joseph the Betrothed, David the Prophet and King, and James the brother of the Lord; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (1:11-19); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (2:13-23)
Homily, 12.23.2018 - Sunday before the Nativity of Christ (The Genealogy); the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:9-10, 32-40); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (1:1-25)
Homily, 12.16.2018 - Sunday of the Forefathers (Ancestors) of Christ; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. (3:4-11); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (14:16-24)
Homily, 12.12.2018 - St. Herman of Alaska; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (5:22-6:2); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (6:17-23).
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Homily, 12.09.2018 - Conception of the Theotokos by Righteous Anna & Tenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (4:22-27); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (13:10-17)
Homily, 12.02.2018 - Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Luke; St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians (6:10-17); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (18:35-43).
Homily, 11.25.2018 - Leave-Taking (Apodosis) of the Entrance of the Theotokos, Great-martyr Katherine the all-wise of Alexandria & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians (3:23-4:5); the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (18:18-27).
Homily, 11.18. 2018 - Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Luke; The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:1-7), The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (12:16-21)
11.11.2018, Homily - Holy Martyr Menas of Egypt & Eighth Sunday of Luke; the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:6-15), the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (10:25-37).
11.04.2018, Homily - Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost & Fifth Sunday of Luke, Venerable Ioanikios the Great of Mount Olympus; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (2:4-10), the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31).
10.21.2018, Homily - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost & Sixth Sunday of Luke; the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (2:16-20), the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (8:26-39).
Homily, 10.14.2018 - Sunday of Holy Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council & Fourth Sunday of Luke
Homily, 10.07.2018 - delivered on the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Third Sunday of Luke
Homily, 09.02.2018 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Fourteenth Sunday of Matthew The Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:21-2:4); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (22:2-14)
Homily, 08.26.2018 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew Readings: First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (16:13-24); the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (21:33-42).
08.18.2018, Homily - Twelfth Sunday of Matthew & Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
ST. PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 15:1-11 MATTHEW 19:16-26
Homily for the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 LUKE 10:38-42, 11:27-28
Homily for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost & Eleventh Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Transfiguration of Christ The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:2-12) The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (18:23-35)
Homily for the Feast of Holy Transfiguration St. Peter's Second Epistle 1:10-19 Matthew 17:1-9
Homily for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost & Tenth Sunday of Matthew Forefeast of the Transfiguration of Christ. The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:9-16) The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:14-23)
Homily for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, & Ninth Sunday of Matthew (7/29/18) Readings: The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (3:9-17) The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:22-34)
Sunday of the Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council. A homily on the tragedy of division among Christians, and on the eucharistic unity of the undivided, and indivisible, Church.
"CORRECTION: Fr. Jeremiah mentioned that Met. JOSEPH had gone on pilgrimage to 'Romania,' but he had actually gone on pilgrimage to Serbia
These reflections are based on the theme from the past week's Parish Life Conference: "...And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers" (Acts 2:42).