Author: frandrew
Choosing a Godparent
Occasionally we are asked to perform Baptisms for a child whose parents want a Non-Orthodox person to be their Godparent (sponsor). They want to Honour that person and express their closeness to them. However in the case of being a “Godparent” it is a deeper spiritual relationship that is being […]
Paschal message for 2019
Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of GreeceThe Holy SynodPaschal Message for 2019 “Come, receive ye light from the unwaning Light,and glorify Christ, Who is arisen from the dead.” Beloved Fathers and Brethren, children in the Risen Lord: On this radiant and glorious Feast of Feasts and Festival of […]
On Holy and Great Friday ~ Saint Philaret of New York
HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY Saint Philaret of New York Last night, in the reading of the Ninth Gospel concerning the suffering of our Saviour, and this morning, when the Gospel of St. John was read during the Ninth Hour, we heard the Conqueror of Hades, death, and the […]
God is with us! ~ Saint Philaret of New York
“GOD IS WITH US, UNDERSTAND, O YE NATIONS, AND SUBMIT YOURSELVES: FOR GOD IS WITH US!” These words were sung triumphantly and joyfully at the very beginning of the service on the Eve of Nativity. They were pronounced many centuries before the Nativity of Christ by the great Prophet Isaiah. […]
Why is the genealogy of Our Saviour important?
Why is the genealogy of our Savior important? Why does the Gospel of St. Matthew list all of the names in our Savior’s genealogy, and why do we read it today on the Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord? The Hebrew people were anxiously awaiting the coming of the Messiah. […]
Homily on the Dormition ~ St. Gregory Palamas
Both love and duty today fashion my homily for your charity. It is not only that I wish, because of my love for you, and because I am obliged by the sacred canons, to bring to your God-loving ears a saving word and thus to nourish your souls, but if […]
The Kiss of Judas ~ Metropolitan Antony Khrapovitsky
The Kiss of Judas Metropolitan Antony Khrapovitsky If one wishes to understand the most essential events of the earthly life of the Savior and the people who surrounded Him, in particular the events connected with His trial or with the taking of anyone into custody, it is indispensable to […]
Sermon of Metropolitan Demetrius delivered at the Saint Nicholas Mission, Las Vegas, NV Oct. 1, 2017
The weekend of Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 (n.s.), His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to visit the St. Nicholas Mission and V. Rev. Archpriest Elias Warnke, the guardian of the Holy Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas. Hierodeacon Benedict accompanied His Eminence. The parish in Las Vegas […]
New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke
New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke by Father Alexey Young The following article is condensed from a lecture delivered at the St. Herman Summer Pilgrimage, August, 1982) On May 29, 1453, the troops of the Moslem leader, Mohammed II , took the great city of Constantinople. For more than 1000 years Orthodox […]
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