Posts by Fr. Marty Watt
Weekly Bulletin – February 18, 2018
2018 02 February 18 37th After Pentecost Cheesefare Forgiveness Tone 4 Great Vespers 2018 02 February 18 37th After Pentecost Cheesefare Forgiveness Tone 4 Divine Liturgy 2018 02 18 Music
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Homily 298 – 36th Sunday after Pentecost (Meatfare – the Last Judgement) Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 11, 2018 Epistle: (140) – 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 Brothers and sisters, food does not commend us to God, for if we eat, we are not better; and if we do not eat, we are not worse!…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – February 11, 2018
NO VESPERS! 2018 02 February 11 36th After Pentecost Meatfare Last Judgement Tone 3 Divine Liturgy 2018 02 11 Music (Please note – the music does include the hymnography for Great Vespers, if you’d like to have that service at home.)
Read MoreNot illegal. Just unhelpful.
Note: the Scriptural texts can be found at the end. Homily 297 – 35th Sunday after Pentecost (Prodigal Son) Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 4, 2018 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. It was a perfect plan. What could go wrong? To…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – February 4, 2018 (Prodigal Son)
2018 02 February 4 35th After Pentecost Prodigal Son Tone 2 Great Vespers 2018 02 February 4 35th After Pentecost Prodigal Son Tone 2 Divine Liturgy 2018 02 04 Music
Read MoreMartyrdom, please.
Epistle: (296) – 2 Timothy 3:10-15 (Triodion) and (99) – Romans 8:28-39 (Martyrs) My son Timothy, you have paid close attention to my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness, persecutions, and sufferings. You know what happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions and the Lord delivered me out of…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – January 28, 2018
2018 01 January 28 34th After Pentecost Publican and Pharasee Tone 1 Great Vespers 2018 01 January 28 34th After Pentecost Publican and Pharasee Tone 1 Divine Liturgy 2018 01 28 Music
Read MoreFirst Sinner.
Epistle: (285-ctr) – 1 Timothy 4:9-15 My son Timothy: This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance. For this purpose, we both work hard and experience rejection, because we have placed our trust in the living God who is the Savior of all, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – January 21, 2018
2018 01 January 21 33rd After Pentecost Tone 8 Great Vespers 2018 01 January 21 33rd After Pentecost Tone 8 Divine Liturgy 2018 01 21 Music
Read MoreFaith out loud.
Homily 294 – 32nd Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 14, 2018 (Ed. note: In order to provide context for the homilies, we shall begin including the readings for the Sunday.) Epistle: (280-ctr) – 1 Timothy 1:15-17 My son Timothy, this saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ…
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