Sermons & Homilies – Tagged "Pentecostarion"– Page 6 – Holy Cross Monastery

1 comment ·Jun 07, 2020

The Seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit - A Sermon for the Sunday of Pentecost (2020)

We are called Christians because we are chrismated with this Chrism, gifted with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit Himself. This is the purpose of all Christ’s work!

1 comment ·May 31, 2020

Let Us Love One Another - A Sermon for the Sunday of the First Ecumenical Council (2020)

We must bear in mind the essential connection between the Nicene Faith that we hold so dear, and love—true love, love which is according to God. For such love is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ—true faith, right faith, faith in Christ as he is and as he revealed himself, and not faith in a false Christ, an antichrist.

May 24, 2020

On Guarding the Kingdom Within - A Homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man (2020)

In this narration, we have the juxtaposition of the physical blindness of this man with the spiritual blindness of the teachers of the Law, the Pharisees, who are continually seeking to condemn Christ. On this occasion, Christ reveals himself as the Creator and Messiah.

May 17, 2020

Thirsting for Christ - A Sermon for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (2020)

Let us ask ourselves, am I seeking the love of God with my whole heart? Do I thirst for salvation? Or do I thirst for worldly things, for repose, for something that is fleeting? This is a very simple question. But we do not take it seriously. We would like to find something more interesting to do, and to occupy our mind with. But this is the most salvific.

May 10, 2020

Illness and Sin - A Homily on the Sunday of the Paralytic (2020)

Sickness and health have a lot to do with the condition we find ourselves in, physically and spiritually. How often today do we hear that this is not a valid reason for man to explain sickness and health?