Passion Sunday — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Christ, the One Who Offers and is Offered Icon, Byzantine, Modern Translation of the Epistle for Passion Sunday (Hebrews 9:11-15) Brethren: Christ being come, a High Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by His own blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if [...]
Passion Sunday (5th Sunday in Lent) — A Message from St. John Chrysostom
Angel of Great Council Icon, Modern Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John (8:46-59) At that time, Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: Which of you shall convince Me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe Me? He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God. The Jews therefore answered, and said to [...]
Fourth Sunday in Lent / Lætáre Sunday — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael,Jan Victors, 1650 Translation of the Epistle for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (Galatians 4:22-31) Brethren: It is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a slave-girl and the other by a free woman. And the son of the slave-girl was born according to the flesh, but the son of the free woman in virtue of the promise. This is said by way of allegory. For these are [...]
Fourth Sunday in Lent / Lætáre Sunday — A Message From St. Augustine
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John (6:1-15) Jesus on the Sea of Tiberias,Antonio Muñoz Degrain, 1909 At that time, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee which is that of Tiberias; and a great multitude followed Him, because they saw the miracles which He did on them that were diseased. Jesus therefore went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, [...]
Third Sunday in Lent — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Shepherd at Tivoli,Eugene Joseph Verboeckhoven, 1846 Translation of the Epistle for the Third Sunday of Lent (Ephesians 5:1-9) Brethren: Be followers of God, as most dear children: and walk in love, as Christ also had loved us, and had delivered Himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweetness. But fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints: [...]
Third Sunday in Lent — A Message From St. John Chrysostom
Interior with Painter, Woman Reading and Maid Sweeping, Pieter Janssens Elinga, 1665 – 1670 Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke (11:14-28) At that time Jesus was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb. And when He had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke, and the multitudes were in admiration at it. But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils. And others, tempting, asked of Him [...]