Feast Day Epistles & Gospels Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian, the Unmercenary Healers I Have Nothing to Give; Only to Give Back Icon of Sts. Cosmas & Damian By Andrei Zharov (Belarus, 2015) Gospel for the Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian Matthew 10:1, 5-8 And Jesus called to Him His twelve
Feast Day Epistles & Gospels Feast of Sts. Cosmas & Damian, the Unmercenary Healers Whatever You Do, Do It With Love Icon of Sts. Cosmas & Damian from Monastery of St. Panteleimon in Jerusalem, painted by the hand of Lazaros Pechlivanidis November 1 is the Feast of Sts. Cosmas and
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios The Apostle Paul, in this present passage from his Epistle to the Christians of Ephesus in Asia Minor, presents us with the great love of God for humanity: “God is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us “(verse 4).
Sunday Epistles & Gospels Fifth Sunday of Luke A Glimpse Into Heaven & Hell Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Luke Luke 16:19-31 The Lord said, “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay
Christoforos Papadopoulos, Theologian It’s been said that good is to be identified with God, and that therefore knowledge of it is tantamount to knowledge of God. And because God’s a person, not an idea, knowledge of Him is realized through personal communication with Him. The more we love God
Sunday Epistles & Gospels Fifth Sunday of Luke God’s Grace is Sufficient to Overcome the Thorns Image by dem-pix from Pixabay Epistle for the Fifth Sunday of Luke II Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9 Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I
Hieromonk Chrysostomos Koutloumousianos ‘Right’ and ‘Left’ don’t only have to do with political alignments. The terms were also used to define two categories of temptation in the spiritual life. Indeed, because it’s less perceptible, the temptation ‘from the right’ was considered the more dangerous. When does a temptation come
There are so many choices, it seems, when it comes to making decisions. Do I do what is popular? Or profitable? Do I take a risk or play it conservative? Do I please myself more than others, or please others to my own detriment? Do I listen to the voice of marketers who are trying to sell me the latest electronic gadget, or am I content with what I have? So many choices, so few clear-cut answers.
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis ‘Humility is an anonymous grace of the soul, which can be named only by those who know it from experience. It’s inexpressible riches, it’s an appellation of God, a gift of God’ (Saint John the Sinaite, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, discourse 25, 3). We need to
Have you ever wished you could see a miracle? Maybe you thought a miracle would change things for you, or show you how you should act. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear a story about the rich man and the poor man who both died. The poor man had suffered
Choosing to Thrive in My Circumstances PART X Choose to Show Up Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Numbers 16:16 And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the Lord.” My Spiritual Father has a saying: 80% of life is just showing up. When you
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis The path of wickedness is easy; the path of goodness is difficult. ‘As easy as it is for the upright to change and fall away, it’s just as difficult for the others, the wicked, to alter’ (Saint John the Sinaite, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, discourse 24,