Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis

Our Father Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give…

For Thine in the Kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. Matthew 6:13 The phrase For Thine is the Kingdom and the power…

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Matthew 6:13 This verse has always been confusing. Where does temptation come from? Does…

And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 The Lord’s Prayer, as we have discussed, is the most complete…

Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate,…

Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily…

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 In the Old Testament book of Exodus, we read about Moses leading the children from Israel out…

About that time Herod the King laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.  He killed James the brother of John with the…

On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 The Lord’s Prayer is either 53 or 66 words long, depending on whether the ending is…

Thy will be done. Matthew 6:10 The hardest four words to pray as the four we will examine today: Thy will be done. We pray…