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Christmas – Recalling Historical Events
Fr Evan Battalis For generations in the Old Testament period the world awaited the arrival of the Saviour – The Birth of Christ. The Prophets of The Old Testament foretold this and it took place at...
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THE APOSTLES AND THE MISSION
Metropolitan Avgoustinos (Kantiotes) of Florina [1] The twelve Apostles! These are the twelve foundation stones upon which the Church is built, while Christ himself is the cornerstone; these are the...
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Lazarus Saturday: A Foreshadowing of the Sweetness of the Lord’s Resurrection
In a carefully detailed narrative the Gospel relates how Christ, six days before His own death, and with particular mindfulness of the people “standing by, that they may believe that thou didst send...
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Paschal Encyclical 2016: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
STYLIANOS By the grace of God Archbishop of Australia To all the Clergy and devout faithful of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Brother Concelebrants and Beloved Children in the Lord, Christ is Risen!...
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The Paralytic and the Pool
In early tradition, Pascha meant baptism and baptism always had a paschal feel to it. The two were inextricably linked. By Archpriest Lawrence Farley One wonders sometimes about why the Gospel story...
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ON THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS
By Jesse Dominick There are many feasts of the Mother of God, commemorating the events of her life, her intercessions for us after her death, and her innumerable miraculous icons. Her most significant...
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A transition to life: The Dormition of the Mother of God
Archimandrite Ephrem (Philotheitis) Every time we celebrate the Dormition of the Mother of God, it’s as if we’re having Easter – the Easter of the summer. Our Lady the Mother of God prepares Easter...
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A STRANGE SCENE IN THE ICON OF THE DORMITION
By John Sanidopoulos In many icons of the Dormition of the Theotokos, one can see a strange scene near the bottom: an angel invisibly cuts off the two hands of a certain man. What is the story behind...
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SERMON ON THE DORMITION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS
By St John of Kronstadt “Magnify O my soul, the honourable Translation of the Mother of God from earth to heaven.” (Refrain for the 9th Ode of the Canon) Let us be happy, beloved brothers and sisters...
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On the Dormition of Our Supremely Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
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...
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September 1: The Ecclesiastical New Year
September 1 is the beginning of the Orthodox ecclesiastical year. According to Tradition, it was on September 1 that our Lord and Saviour entered the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth and was...
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Sorrow and Joy: A Homily for the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God
By St. John of Kronstadt Thy Nativity, O Theotokos Virgin, Has brought joy to all the inhabited earth: For from Thee has sprung forth the Son of Righteous, Christ our God. We solemnly celebrate,...
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DISCOURSE ON THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
By St. Andrew, Archbisop of Crete The present feastday is for us the beginning of feastdays. Serving as boundary limit to the law and to foretypes, it at the same time serves as a doorway to grace and...
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SERMON ON THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
The birth of any person is a mysterious event. This is not just another event for the registrar; a new being is come into the world, filled with inextricable mystery. In fact: what will this newborn...
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THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON
By Archbishop Stylianos of Australia Sisters and Brothers, In accordance with the order of Feast Days for the Ecclesiastical Year as designated by the Church Fathers (who decreed wisely on all...
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Development of the Lenten Fast
Fasting, in preparation for Pascha was universal in the Early Church, both in the East and in the West, as evidenced by various second and third century references to the practice. Eusebius, in his...
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A Homily on the Importance of Dogma according to the Three Hierarchs
Introduction. Moments ago, brothers and sisters, we heard the Holy Apostle Paul offer a hymn in praise of faith: “By faith Moses refused to be called a son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing...
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SUMMARY: ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN OBSERVANCE OF PASCHA
The Orthodox date for Pascha (or “Passover”) is based on a decree of the Council of Nicaea, Asia Minor, held in 325 A.D. According to this decree, Pascha must be celebrated on the Sunday following...
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THE FEAST OF MID-PENTECOST
For too many of us, perhaps, the weeks following the radiant Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ are a time of relaxation and even of indulgence; the rigors of the Fast being ended, the...
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