Sermon on the Apostolic Reading – 14th Sunday of Luke (Ephesians 6:10-17)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios In this Apostolic reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, we see an inspiring description of the suit of armor a Christian needs for warfare. Of course, the kind of example that St. Paul is presenting is a spiritual one, aimed at effectiveness in...
Sermon on gratitude
Metropolitan Anthony Bloom † 17 December 1989 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Ten lepers came to the Lord; ten men who were ritually unclean and therefore, ritually rejected by their community, unable to attend the common worship of the Temple, unable to...
Sermon at the Vigil for Epiphany
Metropolitan Anthony Bloom † The day of the Theophany is the day when the whole world is being renewed and becomes a partaker of the sanctity of God. But at the same time, it is the day when Christ enters on the way to Calvary. He came to John...
Sermon on the feast day of the holy martyrs Demetrios and Nestor (26&27 October)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios October 27th is the day the Church honors the Martyr St. Nestor, whose life and martyrdom are directly linked to the glorious Martyr St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki. It is for this reason that the lives and testimony of these famous saints be studied together. In...
Sermon on the feast day of St Luke the Evangelist
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios On October 18th, our Church honors the distinguished figure of St. Luke the Evangelist. He was a Greek from the Great city of Antioch in Syria (today’s Antakya). It was here that he studied medicine, in a city that was renowned for the development of...
Sermon on the Apostolic Reading for the Sunday after the Elevation of the Precious Cross (Galatians 2:16-20)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios Today, on this Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross, we are once again reminded of the blessings that our Lord’s sacrifice on the Cross has given us. The Lord was crucified on Golgotha, and it was there that He took upon Himself the...
Sermon on the Apostolic Reading for the 7th Sunday of Matthew (Romans 15: 1-7)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios One of the most serious issues affecting society on all levels is the complete breakdown of relationships between people. This can be seen even within the same family, where spouses are estranged because of disagreements, and there is alienation between children and parents. What is...
Sermon on the Apostolic Reading for the 6th Sunday of Matthew (Romans 12: 6-14)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios The words that come to us from St. Paul, in today’s reading from the Letter to the Romans, serve as a guide for our daily lives. He encourages us to make good use of the gifts that God has given us, and shows us how...
Sermon on the Apostolic reading for the 5th Sunday of Matthew (Romans 10: 1-10)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios In our reading from the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul lays before us two basic truths, which are of particular interest for us today. The first, is that we should desire and seek the salvation of our people with all of our hearts. Not...
Sermon on the Apostolic Reading (Tit. 3: 8-15) of the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Fourth Ecumenical Council
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios Today we celebrate the “Synaxis of All the Saints of Pisidia, Side and Antalya, along with the “Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalkidon. This common celebration was approved by the Holy Synod of our Ecumenical Patriarchate for two reasons: Firstly, because among...
