Preparation.
Homily 247 – Publican and Pharisee Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa February 5, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. What can I say about the publican and the Pharisee that hasn’t already been said? Likely, nothing. And still the Church gives us…
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2017 02 February 05 Publican and Pharisee Tone 8 Great Vespers 2017 02 February 05 Publican and Pharisee Tone 8 Divine Liturgy
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Homily 246 – Thirty-second Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 29, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This morning we read two separate Gospel passages. One is the story of Zacchaeus, the tax collector who repented. The other is…
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2017 01 January 29 Thirty-second Sunday after Pentecost Tone 7 Great Vespers 2017 01 January 29 Thirty-second Sunday after Pentecost Tone 7 Divine Liturgy
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Homily 245 – Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 22, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In his commentary on this passage, Blessed Theophylact notes that this is a rather mundane setting for a miracle. Jesus and the…
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2017 01 January 22 Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost Tone 6 Great Vespers 2017 01 January 22 Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost Tone 6 Divine Liturgy
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Homily 244 – Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 15, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This encounter is fairly well known to us, and the interpretations also. We often hear of the commandment to sell everything, give…
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2017 01 January 15 Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost Tone 5 Great Vespers 2017 01 January 15 Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost Tone 5 Divine Liturgy
Read MoreOur Baptism, our Wedding, our Funeral.
Homily 243 – Twenty-ninth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 8, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. All my life, from as far back as I can remember, I’ve heard the phrase we heard this morning over and over.…
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2017 01 January 08 Twenty-ninth Sunday after Pentecost Nativity of Christ Tone 4 Great Vespers 2017 01 January 08 Twenty-ninth Sunday after Pentecost Nativity of Christ Tone 4 Divine Liturgy
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