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 Read more…
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). Read more…
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 Read more…
Feast Day Epistles & Gospels Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist Some Wise Words from a Wise Man “St Luke Icon” and “St Paul Icon” by Monastery Icons Epistle for the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18 Brethren, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the Read more…
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos The most prominent ‘torchbearer’ in the Church, Saint Paul the Apostle, lit his torch from the uncreated light of Christ, though he lost his bodily sight: ‘he who is to illumine the world is darkened’, says one of the hymns from his feast-day. God the giver Read more…
SUNDAY EPISTLES & GOSPELS Follow in the Footsteps of Jesus Epistle for the 2nd Sunday of Luke For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Read more…
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis Even though it’s been answered a thousand times, the question is often posed as to why Saint Paul is so ‘provocative’ in his letter to the Ephesians, which is read at the marriage service. He says: ‘and let the wife fear her husband’ and that she Read more…
This article was originally published on August 19, 2017. Listen Now. We will now be including the daily reading of Epistle and Gospel with The Prayer Team. If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. Read more…
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos What is the greatest glory of Saint Paul the Apostle? What was the greatest of God’s gifts to him? Why should we call him blessed and envy him? Saint John Chrysostom answers: ‘I call Paul blessed not so much because he was caught up into Paradise Read more…
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios The most frequently heard exhortation of the Church which the faithful who attend daily Services hear is, “Let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.” The Celebrant says this multiple times (as many as ten during Matins and Read more…