Homily 427 – 11th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 23, 2020 Epistle: (141) 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 and (240) Philippians 2:5-11 (Dormition) Gospel: (77) Matthew 18:23-35 and (54) Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Dormition) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. What do…

Homily 425 – 10th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 16, 2020 Epistle: (131) 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 and (250) Colossians 1:12-18 (“Icon not-made-by-hands”) Gospel: (72) Matthew 17:14-23 and (48) Luke 9:51-56; 10:22-24 (“Icon not-made-by-hands”) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God.…

Homily 424 – Dormition of theTheotokos Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 15, 2020 Epistle: (240) Philippians 2:5-11 Gospel: (54) Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. First of all, let me apologize for the sermon about storms last week. In…

Homily 424 – 9th Sunday APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 9, 2020 Epistle: (128) 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 (St. Herman) Gospel: (59) Matthew 14:22-34 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. Storms aren’t…

Homily 423 – 8th Sunday APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa August 2, 2020 Epistle: (124) – 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel: (58) Matthew 14:14-22 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This morning we hear in the gospel one of two times Christ is…

Homily 422 – 7th Sunday APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 19, 2020 Epistle: (116) Romans 15:1-7 and (n/a) Philippians 3:7-14 Gospel: (33) Matthew 9:27-35 and (n/a) Mark 10:29-31, 42-45 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. I know I’m not saying anything…

Homily 421 – 6th Sunday APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 19, 2020 Epistle: (110) Romans 12:6-14 and (334) Hebrews 13:7-16 Gospel: (25) Matthew 9:1-8 and (56) John 17:1-13 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Be of good cheer; your sins are…

Homily 420 – 5th Sunday APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa July 12, 2020 Epistle: (103) – Romans 10:1-10 Gospel: (28) – Matthew 8:28-9:1 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In chewing on the Gospel passage from today, there is one aspect that…

Homily 419 – 4th Sunday APEHoly Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, IowaJuly 5, 2020Epistle: (93) Romans 6:18-23 and (213) Galatians 5:22-6:2 (Ven. Sergius)Gospel: (25) Matthew 8:5-13 and (24) Luke 6:17-23 (Ven. Sergius) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We hear the words, the admonition, of…

Homily 418 – 3rd Sunday APE Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa June 28, 2020 Epistle: (88) Romans 5: 1-10 Gospel: (18) Matthew 6:22-33 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. It seems that anxiety is at an all-time high. We are a people who…