Joy of All Who Sorrow

Homily on the Sunday of the Paralytic 

John 5:1-15 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Christ is Risen! My dear Father, brothers and sisters, I greet you on this Fourth Sunday of Holy Pascha, the Sunday of the Paralytic. In today’s Gospel reading, we see a distinct shift from the readings we have … Read more

Homily on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers

Mark 15:43-16:8 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. My dear Fathers, brothers and sisters: Christ is Risen! I greet you on this Third Sunday of Holy Pascha, the Sunday known as the Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearering Women. And who are these holy Myrrhbearers that we … Read more

Homily on Thomas Sunday

John 20:19-31 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Dear Father, brothers and sisters: Christ is Risen! I greet you on the day which in the Church Calendar is named both Thomas Sunday and Anti-Pascha. From the Gospel reading we have just heard, the meaning of the … Read more