Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios What should be admired first from what the Evangelist Luke told us today? The people of Galilee, who thirsted to hear the words of Jesus? They filled the shore of Lake Gennesaret as soon as they learned that Jesus was there, and they longed to Read more…
Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou † After his rebuke to Peter, the Lord asked of his disciples that they, too, should lead their lives bearing a cross. He says that those who wish to follow him must deny themselves, take up their cross and Read more…
Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian The great feast of the Elevation of the Precious Cross, the most holy symbol of our faith, continues to illumine the spiritual atmosphere of the Church. This is why the Gospel reading for today is concerned with the cross: it refers to Christ saying that Read more…
John 3: 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven- the Son of Man who is in heaven. What I’ve often said I’ll now repeat, and will continue to say. And what is it? That when Jesus was about to touch on sublime doctrines, he Read more…
Saint Luke the Doctor To the young man who wished to follow him, Christ said that, if he wanted to be perfect, he should go and sell all his belongings and give the proceeds to the poor. He would then have treasure in heaven and would be able to Read more…
Saint Luke the Doctor In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about a rich young man who was unwilling to share his wealth and thus become an heir to the kingdom of heaven. The Lord then told his disciples that it’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye Read more…
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos The sanctity of a person isn’t just a cause for those people who meet them to be transformed for the better and become more perfect, but it’s also a cause of the transformation of irrational creation itself, and provides us with an image of the life Read more…
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos One of the most common charges leveled against the faith is that it isn’t interested in people’s material needs. This is why those who speak publicly about the Church urge it to give to the poor, to perform social work and to hand over its remaining Read more…
Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian And the crowds marveled, saying, ‘Never was anything like this seen in Israel’ (Matth.. 9, 33). In today’s Gospel reading, mention is made of two miracles performed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. One is the cure of the two blind men and the other the Read more…
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis ‘Keep saying in your heart “Christ is love”. In this way, you’ll love everyone else, all other people, sacrificing what you hold precious, even your very life, for the sake of this love’. (Saint John Kronstadtskij, My life in Christ). There are three premises which form the Read more…