Palm Sunday

Glory to Jesus Christ!  Glory forever! In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. What kind of a king makes his entrance as we remember here today?  What kind of a king makes a grand entrance on the foal of a donkey...

Lazarus Saturday

Glory to Jesus Christ!  Glory forever! In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. Therefore [Lazarus’] sisters sent unto Him, saying, ‘Lord, he whom Thou lovest is sick.’  When Jesus heard that, He said, ‘This sickness...

Fourth Sunday of Great and Holy Lent (St. John Climacus)

Glory to Jesus Christ!  Glory forever! In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. St. Paul speaks to us this morning of hope, “of the hope set before us” which is “an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast . . . .” ...

Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent (Veneration of the Cross)

Glory to Jesus Christ!  Glory forever! In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. “’Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’”  There is perhaps no more universally...

Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam From Paradise

Glory to Jesus Christ!  Glory forever! In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof” [that is, “to gratify its...

Sunday of the Last Judgement

Glory to Jesus Christ!  Glory forever! In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen. “’Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand!’” (Mt. 4:17; Mk. 1:15). We have been hearing a lot about repentance, about turning around and...