Our minimum is our maximum.

By Fr. Marty Watt | January 16, 2023

Homily 529 – 31 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 15, 2023 Epistle:  (280-ctr) 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Gospel:  (91) Luke 18:18-27 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Why are we obsessed with doing the minimum necessary? That is exactly what the ruler…

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Theophany house blessings

By Fr. Marty Watt | January 11, 2023

House blessings can be scheduled via signupgenius.com on the web.  The link is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A8AD28ABFEC43-theophany Please sign up AT LEAST 24 hours in advance!  Same-day signups may be unable to be fulfilled! A bit of background:  Houses are traditionally blessed with Holy Water each year bringing the blessings of the Waters sanctified on the Feast of…

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No competition in Christianity.

By Fr. Marty Watt | January 8, 2023

Homily 528 – 30 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 8, 2023 Epistle:  (224-ctr) – Ephesians 4:7-13 Gospel:  (8) – Matthew 4:12-17 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We are coming out of one of the more intense periods of the liturgical…

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What we should want for Christmas.

By Fr. Marty Watt | December 19, 2022

Homily 527 – 27 APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 18, 2022 Epistle:  (328) Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 Gospel:  (1) Matthew 1:1-25 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This Sunday, the Sunday before the Nativity, we always hear the genealogy of Christ. …

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