Palm Sunday (6th Sunday in Lent) — The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Matthew Where C. =Cronicler J. = Jesus and S. = the Rest C. Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani; and He said to His disciples: J. Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray. Garden of Gethsemane (Fresco),San Jerónimo el Real, 18th c. C. And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to [...]
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, [...]