What tongue can describe the heart of the divine mercy? What mind is not amazed by the riches of such great love? The psalmist was thinking of these riches of divine love when he said: My helper, I will sing … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reflection
The Resurrection of the Lord is the renewal of human nature, and the renewal, re–creation, and return to immortality of the first Adam who was swallowed up by death because of sin, and through death went back to the earth … Continue reading
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Thomas Sunday 2016
In Egypt the Passover lamb was slain, in Sion the True Lamb slaughtered. My brothers, let us consider the two lambs, let us see where they bear resemblance and where they differ. Let us weigh and compare their achievements – … Continue reading
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Pascha 2016
Brethren, how fine a thing it is to move from festival to festival, from prayer to prayer, from holy day to holy day. The time is now at hand when we enter on a new beginning: the proclamation of the … Continue reading
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Palm/Flowery Sunday 2016
Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today He returns from Bethany and proceeds of His own free will toward His holy and blessed passion, to consummate the mystery of our salvation. He who came … Continue reading
Forgetting offenses is a sign of sincere repentance. If you keep the memory of them, you may believe you have repented but you are like someone running in his sleep. Let no one consider it a minor defect, this darkness … Continue reading
The Cross abolished idolatrous worship, enlightened the whole universe, gathered all the nations into one Church and united them with love. The Cross is the resurrection of the dead. The Cross is the hope of Christians. The Cross is the … Continue reading
The kind and merciful Lord, dearly beloved, deigns to provide occasions and opportunities in many ways, whereby we can redeem our sins without great labor and difficulty. Since He sees people without the strength to fast for their sins or … Continue reading
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Sunday of Meatfare 2016
So even though the arms of Simeon seemed to be presenting the Son, the words of Simeon testified that it was he who was being presented by the Son. Therefore, there can be no question for us about what happened; … Continue reading
We really ought to confess our poverty, our destitution to the Lord our God. This is what the tax collector confessed, who did not so much as dare to raise his eyes to heaven. As a man and a sinner … Continue reading