Spirituality

We have already traveled through the Feasts of the Nativity, Circumcision and Theophany of Our Lord and are awaiting the culmination of this Festal Season with the Feast of the Presentation of Christ into the Temple in February. Today’s gospel comes to us from the Evangelist Luke chapter 18:18-27, which tells about the rich man who asked Jesus, “What can I do to receive eternal life?” This same story is read in early September from the Gospel of St. Matthew.

As we are still within the Festal season of the Nativity of Christ, the lesson for the Sunday Before the Feast of Theophany is from the Gospel of St. Mark Chapter 1:1-8. With sincere prayers for a joyous and healthy New Year to you and your loved ones. May Almighty God bestow infinite blessings and peace on all of you!

As we are still within the Festal season of the Nativity of Christ, the lesson for the Sunday Before the Feast of Theophany is from the Gospel of St. Mark Chapter 1:1-8. With sincere prayers for a joyous and healthy New Year to you and your loved ones. May Almighty God bestow infinite blessings and peace on all of you!

This Sunday, December 19, 2021, is the Sunday Before Christmas on which we commemorate the human ancestors of Jesus, from Adam to Joseph. This Sunday hearkens us with the feeling of expectation for Christ’s birth and the fulfillment of humanity’s hope of salvation.

One of the most important lessons from the Gospels is the parable of the Great Feast, (Luke 14: 16-24) in which a certain man was preparing a banquet for his invited guests. He instructs his servant to go out and tell the guests to come for everything has been prepared; however, after so doing, the servant told him of all the excuses he had heard and received saying I did as you instructed but there is still room.

We are already well into the Nativity Fast which began November 15 and have already celebrated the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple (November 21). Today our gospel lesson from Luke 17:12- 19, is the account of the healing of the ten lepers while He was preaching in Galilee, along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

We are in the midst of the Nativity Fast and have already celebrated the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos Into the Temple. The hymns of the Church have already begun to usher in the anticipation of the Birth of the Christ Child. We hear the words of exhortation that “God is with Us: Understand all ye nations and submit yourselves for God is with Us!”

On this Sunday November 21, 2021, we celebrate the second great Feastday of the Most Holy Theotokos: The Entry of the Mother of God Into the Temple.

The Gospel lesson for the 8th Sunday of the Evangelist Luke, chapter 10:25-37, is known as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. We all know the story, but it behooves us to hear the Blessed Augustine and his interpretation.

This Sunday November 6, 2021 we read the Gospel of the Evangelist Luke (8:41-56), which tells the story of Jairus’ daughter and the women with the issue of blood, who touched Jesus’ cloak. The power of faith is demonstrated by this gospel lesson whose essence is the Biblical exhortation, “Believe and you will live. Seek the Lord and you will find your true life!”