[Mark 2:1-12 (§7)] In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Dear Father, brothers and sisters! We now come to this Second Sunday of Lent which heralds the third week of the Great Fast when, since the 14th century, holy Mother Church has called upon the faithful to commemorate … Read more

John 1:43-51 (§5) In the Name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. My dear father, brothers and sisters! I congratulate you all on reaching the end of this first week of the Fast. I hope that you have all felt something of the relief and spiritual benefit of being able to … Read more

Matthew 6:14-2 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. My dear Father, brothers and sisters! After all these weeks of preparation, the time of the Great Fast has finally come around and we find ourselves once again on its very threshold. There is always a sense of … Read more

Gospel [Matthew 25:31-46 (§106)] In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit My dear father, brothers and sisters: Today we come to the third Sunday of this pre-lenten run-up to Great Lent: the Sunday of the Last Judgment and the final day on which we can eat meat … Read more

Gospel: Luke 15:11-32 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. My dear brothers and sisters, For the past two Sundays we have been meditating on two tax collectors. The first, Zacchaeus the short tax-collector that proved himself to be tall in the spiritual life through repentance; and … Read more