Posts by Fr. Marty Watt
Weekly 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…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – January 14, 2018
2018 01 January 14 32nd After Pentecost Tone 7 Great Vespers 2018 01 January 14 32nd After Pentecost Tone 7 Divine Liturgy 2018 01 14 Music
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Homily 293 – 31st Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 7, 2018 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We have been inundated with input over the past three or four days. The Baptism of Christ is a really big deal.…
Read MoreThe Inaugural Blessing of Squaw Creek, Ames, Iowa – January 7, 2018
The faithful of Holy Transfiguration gathered at Stuart Smith Park in Ames to bless Squaw Creek for the feast of the Theophany of Christ. Orthodox Christians celebrate the Baptism of Jesus by blessing water, as Jesus blessed the Jordan River in his Baptism by St. John the Baptist. Squaw Creek runs through the middle of…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – January 7, 2018
2018 01 January 07 31st After Pentecost Tone 6 Great Vespers 2018 01 January 07 31st After Pentecost Tone 6 Divine Liturgy 2018 01 07 Music
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