“Follow Me!”
Every year on the feast of All Saints of America we hear in the Gospel reading of Christ calling the disciples to follow Him. Even though...
All Saints Day
The Sunday after Pentecost is the Sunday of All Saints. In the Orthodox Church the feast of All Saints is not on a fixed date as it is in...
The Pentecostal Liturgy
Fifty days after Pascha we come to the feast of Pentecost, the feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit, the feast of the Holy Trinity....
Dogma and Heresy
The Seventh Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday between Ascension and Pentecost, commemorates the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council which...
“Do Not Cling to Me”
As we near the end of the Paschal season it is worthwhile to look at the account of Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Lord in...
Christ the Stranger
The four Gospels contain several accounts of Christ’s coming to the disciples after His resurrection. One that is unique is found in Luke...
From the Bridal Chamber
The hymns of the Church are a school of spiritual life. In fact, it has often been said that if you want to learn the Orthodox Faith and...
The Myrrhbearers
“Weeping will lodge at evening, but great joy in the morning.” In our media age we are accustomed to seeing the faces of weeping mothers...
St Thomas Sunday
(from Archbishop Dimitri Of Dallas And The South) ….Near the end of the Gospel passage, after Thomas exclaims, "My Lord and my God,"...
Christ Is Risen!
The Hours of Pascha (sung in Bright Weekin place of Morning and Evening Prayers) Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by...
