Sermon on the Epiphany
St. Philaret of New York On the day of the feast of the Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord, it is not superfluous for every Orthodox Christian to remember yet another baptism, that baptism which was performed over each…
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Sermon on Theophany
Archbishop Andrew (Rymarenko) Have you noticed, brothers and sisters, how the Holy Church continually connects our lifewith events from the life of Christ? During the days of Christmas, while worshipping at themanger of Christ, we received the “spirit of adoption”…
The Light of Theophany (From the writings of Saint Theophan the Recluse)
In celebrating Theophany let us be transferred in thought to the very location of the event and let us attend mentally to what happened there. There is Bethabara. You see St. John on the shore in garments made of camel…
Remove, O Lord, the Cover of Our Passions
St. Stephen and the Holy Spirit
Today, as we celebrate the feast of the First-Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen, let us think about chapters 6 and 7 of the Acts of the Apostles. In Chapter 6 of the Acts of the Apostles, we read in verse 10…
THE HOUSE OF GOD. HOMILY ON THE DAY OF THE ENTRY OF THE THEOTOKOS INTO THE TEMPLE
by St. John of Kronstadt Let us faithfully praise the Virgin Mary,for she is brought into the Holy of Holies,to be raised in the Lord. Ekos from Matins On this day, my brethren, the holy Church celebrates the solemn Entry…
The Elevation of the Holy Cross
“We are celebrating the Feast of the Cross which drove away darkness and brought in the light."
On the Dormition of the Theotokos, Sermon B. St. John of Damascus
[171] THERE is no one in existence who is able to praise worthily the holy death of God’s Mother, even if he should have a thousand tongues and a thousand mouths. Not if all the most eloquent tongues could be…
Sermon on the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos A.
by St. John of Damascus [147] THE memory of the just takes place with rejoicing, said Solomon, the wisest of men; for precious in God’s sight is the death of His saints, according to the royal* David. If, then, the memory…
Sermon on the Dormition of the Mother of God by Priest Alexander (Mramornov)
The Most-Holy Virgin, the Mother of God, lived for some fifteen or twenty years following the Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven. During this time, she was as a wanderer fervently wishing to return to her homeland, preparing…