Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

May 2, 2021 0 Comments

Christ is risen! Today, May 2, we commemorate the biblical narrative of the Samaritan Woman. In his Manual for Church Servers, the Russian theologian Sergei Bulgakov has an interesting reflection on the Samaritan Woman who witness to “Divine glory.” For a contemporary reflection on the Samaritan Woman you can listen to Sister Vassa’s “take” on …

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

May 10, 2020 0 Comments

The theme of baptism continues in this Sunday’s Gospel, re-affirming that Pascha is a feast of resurrection and of baptism, being born into eternal life. The center of Jesus’ conversation with this unnamed woman (the Church later gave her the name Photine, the “enlightened woman”) is about water. They met at Jacob’s well, a place …