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Homily 441 – 28th Sunday After Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 20, 2020 Epistle: (328) Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 (Sunday before Nativity) Gospel: (1) Matthew 1:1-25 (Sunday before the Nativity) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. As we begin the Nativity…
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Homily 440 – 27th Sunday After Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 13, 2020 Epistle: (257) Colossians 3:4-11 (Forefathers) and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 (St. Herman) Gospel: (76) Luke 14:16-24 (Forefathers) and (24) Luke 6:17-23 (St. Herman) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God.…
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Homily 439 – 26th Sunday After Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 6, 2020 Epistle: (229) Ephesians 5:9-19 and (335) Hebrews 13:17-21 (St. Nicholas) Gospel: (85) Luke 17:12-19 and (24) Luke 6:17-23 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. When we celebrate great…
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Homily 438 – 24th Sunday After Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 22, 2020 Epistle: (221) Ephesians 2:14-22 Gospel: (66) Luke 12:16-21 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Part of human nature – the fallen part of human nature – is worrying…
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Homily 437 – Presentation of the Theotokos Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 21, 2020 Epistle: (320) Hebrews 9:1-7 Gospel: (54, 58) Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In the Gospel for this feast, the Feast of the Presentation of…
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Homily 436 – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 15, 2020 Epistle: (220) Ephesians 2:4-10 Gospel: (53) Luke 10:25-37 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I’ve heard this story so many times. Yet, every time I hear it, it…
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Homily 435 – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 8, 2020 Epistle: (215) Galatians 6:11-18 and (305) Hebrews 2:2-10 Gospel: (39) Luke 8:41-56 and (51) Luke 10:16-21 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. It has been a pretty interesting…
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Homily 434 – 21st Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 1, 2020 Epistle: (203) Galatians 2:16-20 Gospel: (38) Luke 8:26-39 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I’m always amazed by the knowledge of the demons. By that I mean that…
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Homily 433 – 19th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa October 18, 2020 Epistle: (194) 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 and (260-ctr) Colossians 4:5-9, 14, 18 Gospel: (35) Luke 8:5-15 and (51) Luke 10:16-21 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We spend a…
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Homily 432 – 18th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa October 11, 2020 Epistle: (188) 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 and (334) Hebrews 13:7-16 Gospel: (30) Luke 7:11-16 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. There was an old man…
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