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Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross

September 12, 2021 Editor 0 Comments

Scripture for Sunday’s Divine Liturgy: Galatians 6:11-16; John 3:13-17 The Gospel today refers back to a story of Moses from the Old Testament: “The Lord sent among the people seraph serpents, which bite the people so that many of the Israelites died. Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned in complaining …

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

August 8, 2021 Editor 0 Comments

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is read today at the Divine Liturgy. Where is our obedience located in the Lord? Are we humble before Him? Do we belong to Him and adhere to His word? The key to our weekly worship of God –Father, Son and Holy Spirit– and in our daily prayer, is …

Resources for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

August 1, 2021 Editor 0 Comments

Today’s gospel we encounter Jesus healing a demon-possessed boy, a dramatic story of faith and the lack thereof. Jesus tells his hearers —including the boy’s father—that they could not do it “because of their little faith,” and that such demons can be cast out “only by prayer and fasting.” Do we have a dynamic life …

Happy New Year–the Liturgical Year 7529

August 31, 2020 Editor 0 Comments

Today is New Year’s Eve for the Byzantine liturgical year. On Sept. 1st we enter the year 7529 in Byzantine reckoning. Let us pray that the new liturgical year will be great and HOLY. The New Liturgical Year is an important annual observance for us as we continue to make the journey through salvation history …