(Read St. Luke 11:1-4) In this passage we see the disciples not asking for power, wisdom, or signs, but for instruction in prayer. Having witnessed the Lord at prayer, they long to share in that same communion. Their request, “Lord, teach us to pray,” expresses the deepest yearning of the human heart — to speak […]
Reflection on Jonah 3:1–10
(Read Jonah 3:1–10) The account of Jonah and the repentance of Nineveh is among the most vivid portrayals of divine mercy in the Bible. It is a testimony not only to God’s sovereignty but to His boundless compassion, showing that even the most wayward of peoples may be restored if they turn from evil and […]
Reflection on St. Luke 10:25-37
“And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, making trial of him, and saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answered and said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all […]
Reflection on St. Luke 10:17–24
(Read St. Luke 10:17–24) The disciples return rejoicing, filled with holy awe at the authority granted to them through the Name of Christ. Even the demons, they declare, are subject to His power. However, the Lord gently redirects their joy. He acknowledges the victory they have witnessed — the fall of Satan, swift and irrevocable […]
When Christ Commands the Nets
“Simon answered, saying, ‘Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.’ When they had done this, they caught such a great number of fish that their net was beginning to tear. So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to […]
Homily on the Dedication of Saint Michael the Archangel
Readings: Revelation 1:1–5; Saint Matthew 18:1–10 The readings for today confront us at our centre, making us examine our complacency. They are not light words to be admired and then forgotten; they are thunderous proclamations of the Lord’s will and demands upon His people. From the beginning of the Apocalypse, Saint John shows us that […]
Living a Life of Holiness and Piety
To live a life of holiness and piety, according to the mind of the Church, is nothing less than to set the whole of one’s existence upon the path of deification—the process by which human beings, created in the image of God, are brought by grace into His likeness. Holiness is not an abstract notion, […]
Respect in the Church
The Holy Church confesses that in the Divine Liturgy the Holy Gifts truly become the Body and Blood of Christ, and that, in every consecrated temple, the Lord abides among His people in a manner at once mysterious and real. His presence is a living reality that summons the faithful to reverence of mind, word, […]
Living with Hope
Living with hope is at the heart of the Christian life as the Church understands it. In our tradition, hope is a theological virtue given by God and received in freedom, binding the soul to the promises already inaugurated in Christ and yet to be fully revealed in the age to come. It is inseparable […]
Imitating our Lord Jesus Christ
The Christian life takes its shape from the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who took our flesh and healed our nature. The Apostle sets a clear pattern for us: “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). In the Church this call draws us into the life of […]