FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – A Message From St. John Chrysostom
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (Matt 5:20-24) Vae Jesu In Pharisaeos,Friedrich Ludy (etching), 1843 At that time Jesus said to His disciples: Except your justice abound more than that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven. You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say [...]
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost — A Message From St. Antony of Padua
Miraculous Catch (Chudesnii ulov) Icon,Byzantine Style, Modern Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke (Luke 5:1-11) At that time, when the multitude pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God, He stood by the lake of Genesareth. And He saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And going up into one of the ships that was Simon's, He desired him [...]
Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Sts. Peter and Paul Icon, Russian Lesson from the Acts of the Apostles for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Acts 12:1-11) In those days, Herod the king set hands on certain members of the Church to persecute them. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also, during the days of the Unleavened Bread. After arresting him he cast [...]
External Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus — A Message From St. Mary Margaret Alacoque
The Confession of St. Longinus,James Tissot, 1886-1894 Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John (John 19:31-37) At that time: The Jews (because it was the Parasceve), that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day (for that was a great Sabbath day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. The soldiers therefore came: and they broke the legs of the first, and [...]
Sermon for a Nuptial Mass — Fr. Ermatinger
The Sacraments:Wedding Ceremony,Pietro Longhi, cir. 1755 Translation of the Letter of Blessed Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians (Eph 5:22-33) Brethren: Let women be subject to their husbands as to the Lord; for the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the Church. He is the savior of his body. Therefore, as the Church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all [...]
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
The Crucifixion, Jan Provoost(Musea Brugge collection), cir. 1501-5 Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Ephesians 3:8-19) Brethren, To me, the least of all the Saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: and to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things: that [...]