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27 Nov 2020

 

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, was also named Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27); he was one of the Twelve Apostles (Mark 3:18; Luke 6:45; Acts 1:13), and was...

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21 Nov 2020

Sermon Preached by Fr. Antony Hughes on Sunday, November 6, 2005

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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14 Nov 2020

If we would meet Christ in all his power, would we welcome Him, or would we reject Him? Would we obey Him, or would we fear Him and ask Him to leave us alone?

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05 Nov 2020

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus gives us an example of an extremely foolish utilization of material goods, and it raises slightly the curtain covering certain mysteries about man's portion beyond the grave. We encounter this parable in the...

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30 Oct 2020

The parable of the Sower and the other parables, set forth in the 13th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew and in the parallel places in the Gospels according to Mark and Luke, were spoken by Christ during such a large concourse of people...

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08 Oct 2020

I am pleased to present to you the electronic version of the first issue of "The Parishioner," our new quarterly publication. We mailed 800 hard copies by snail mail to our parish mailing list. More paper copies are available in church. If you...

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26 Sep 2020

Two events in connection with the Honorable Cross of Christ are commemorated on this day: first, the finding of the Honorable Cross on Golgotha and second, the return of the Honorable Cross from Persia to Jerusalem. Visiting the Holy Land, the holy Empress Helena decided to find the Honorable...

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10 Sep 2020

St. John the Forerunner’s entire life was one of the ascetic struggle of self-denial and following Christ. In his youth he went into the desert so that, alone with God, he might come to know the path of God’s wisdom and prepare himself for an...

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05 Sep 2020

We find the parable of the evil husbandmen in the first three Evangelists (Matthew 21:33-41, Mark 12:1-9, Luke 20:9-16). Here is how the Evangelist Luke transmits this parable:

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27 Aug 2020

The Church year extends from the Nativity to the Dormition of the Theotokos, just as does human life from sunrise to sunset. But, in comparison with the Light of God's Kingdom we call the time of this life night, because“now we see through a glass...

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