First Sunday of Advent — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for the First Sunday of Advent (Rom 13:11-14) The Last Judgement (altar piece),Fra Angelico, 1435-40 Brethren, knowing the time, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night is past, and the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, [...]
First Sunday of Advent — A Message from St. Pope John Paul II
Apocalypse, Gebhard Fugel, 1933(Digital Remaster) Translation of the Gospel According to St. Luke (21:25-33) At that time Jesus said to His disciples: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves: men withering away for fear and expectations of what shall come upon the whole world. For [...]
24th and Last Sunday After Pentecost — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Last Judgement, Church of the Most Holy Mother of God of Kazan, 2001 Translation of the Epistle for the 24th and Last Sunday After Pentecost (Col 1:9-14) Brethren: We have been praying for you unceasingly, asking that you may be filled with knowledge of God’s will, in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. May you walk worthily of God and please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the [...]
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Raising of Jairus' Daughter, Gabriel Max, 1887 Translation of the Epistle for the Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost (Phl 3:17-21; 4:1-3) Brethren: Be imitators of me, and mark those who walk after the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the Cross of Christ. Their end is ruin, their god is the belly, their glory is [...]
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – A Message From St. Augustine
Woman with the Issue of Blood with Iverskaya Mother of God Icon, Russian Translation From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (9:18-26) At that time, as Jesus was speaking to the multitudes, behold a certain ruler came up, and adored Him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead; but come lay Thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus, rising up, followed him, with His disciples. And behold a woman, who was [...]
Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Funeral Holy Card, cir 20th c. Translation of the Epistle for the 21st Sunday After Pentecost (Eph 6:10-17) Brethren: Be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of His power. Put on the armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the Principalities and the Powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the [...]