Sermons & Homilies – Tagged "Saints"– Page 4 – Holy Cross Monastery

Nov 08, 2020

The Intercession of the Saints - A Homily on the Feast of the Great-martyr Demetrios of Thessalonika

It is regrettable if we are unfamiliar with the saints who are significant to various peoples and places, but even doubly so if we are unfamiliar with that whole genre of writing dedicated to heralding the life and teaching of the saints of the Church, called hagiography.

Jul 19, 2020

The Power of the Word - Sermon for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost (2020)

“Bless and curse not!” says St. Paul in today’s Epistle. We see both the fulfillment of, and the disobedience to, this command in today’s Gospel.

Jun 28, 2020

Only Orthodoxy Can Save America - A Sermon for the Sunday of All Saints of North America (2020)

Even though Orthodoxy does not penetrate America’s national identity, even though from the historian’s point of view, it is of marginal significance, we should not think that we have little to celebrate and give thanks for on this present day.

Jun 21, 2020

Honoring our Fathers and Mothers in the Faith - A Sermon for the Sunday of All Saints of Russia (2020)

Today, those who can, have gathered here to honor all the Saints of Russia. It is a land whose embrace of the Orthodox faith was paired with monasticism from its beginnings in the ancient Lavra of Kiev, and has influenced the world ever since. Although a godless and persecuting regime ruled over that land in the past century, the Christian faith was preserved, the blood of the martyrs watered the meadows of Rus’, and Christian life continues to flourish.

Apr 05, 2020

Repentance and the Glory of God - A Sermon for the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (2020)

What is the gate of repentance which leads to divine and eternal life in God? The awareness of our sinfulness before Him. Such an awareness of sin came to St. Mary whom all Orthodox Christians commemorate today as a lofty standard of true, life-transforming repentance. However, as we see from her life, an awareness of our sins is often brought about by a seeming misfortune, or impasse, or perplexity in our life.