he Holy Church celebrates the memory of the Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul on July 12 (June 29, Old Calendar). They were contemporaries, were well acquainted with one another, and both ended their respective lives on earth with martyrdom in Rome, the capital city of the Empire, approximately 60 years after the Nativity of Christ.
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Homily On The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – by St John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Among the Church’s feasts, there are three in honor of God’s saint which in their significance stand out from the others devoted to the saints and are numbered among the great feasts of the Church of Christ. These feasts glorify the economy of God for our salvation. These three feasts are the Nativity of St.
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The Sunday of All Saints
The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2)andThe Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30) Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. In many ways this is one of my very favorite feasts in the life of the Church. “Why?” You
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Homily for Holy Pentecost – Bishop Irenei
Today the Mystery of the Church is fulfilled, for today the risen Lord, already ascended in glory to His Father, does as He promised and sends forth the Holy Spirit into the hearts of the Apostles. While they were gathered together in Jerusalem on this ancient Feast,there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire,
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Marriage: The Great Sacrament – Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra
Marriage: The Great Sacrament A Sermon delivered in the Church of St. Nicholas, Trikala, Greece, 17 January, 1971 By Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra, Mount Athos Webmaster Note: Many Orthodox Christians with whom I have spoken, including several clergy and nuns, consider this to be the best statement on marriage they’ve ever read. For many people,
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The Perfect Wedding Homily – Saint Tikhon of Moscow
I CONGRATULATE YOU, beloved in Christ, with a lawful marriage, and I want at the same time to give you a few words for your edification. With the sacrament of matrimony the Holy Church commands that an edifying word be offered to the newlyweds, telling them what is the mystery of matrimony, and how to
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How Does Sickness and Suffering Birth God Within Us? – Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra Monastery
We get sick and we suffer for different reasons, but often it’s because we have sinned, voluntary or involuntary, or because we have wandered away from God. But, if you are sick, don’t be afraid and don’t worry because sickness is a great gift from God. The sick are God’s special children. The sick are
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What (2 Things) Must We Do To Get The Grace Of The Holy Spirit? – Pentecost Sunday
Sermon of Bishop JOB on day of Pentecost May 2015. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Dear brothers and sisters: Congratulations on the great feast of Pentecost, also called the Day of the Holy Trinity, the descent of the Holy Spirit, or the birth of Christ’s
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Why We Reject Christ
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38) In our world, and perhaps since the foundation of the world, Satan has sought to divide and confuse people. He does this in subtle and not so subtle ways. He finds reasons for us to be divided and not at peace with one another.
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The True Sabbath Rest – Sunday Of The Paralytic
After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an
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