Sunday, August 9
MATHEW 17 14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he...
August 8, 2015
“Communion is not only a matter between the Lord and me, it is an act of communion with Christ in community. When I receive Holy Communion I also unite...
August 9, 2015
St. Herman of Alaska: known for his asceticism on Spruce Island, St. Herman also continued to write to his superiors in Russia advising them of the spiritual condition of...
Saturday, August 8
MATTHEW 22 34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and...
August 7, 2015
St. Pimen of Kiev: this saint was noted for his physical suffering and he endured 20 years of it. Even those attending were so overcome by what they saw...
August 6, 2015
“Bless, Lord, this new fruit of vine which reached ripeness because Thou kindly provided good weather, drops of rain and stillness. Let eating this fruit of vine make us...
Friday, August 7
MATTHEW 22 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we...
August 6, 2015
Feast of the Transfiguration: the ‘uncreated’ light of God which shone at the Transfiguration is the same light that is sought by hesychasts, those Orthodox monks and others who...
Thursday, August 6
MATTHEW 17 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them....
August 5, 2015
“The Sacraments, repentance, prayer, thanksgiving and generosity are the normative marks of the Orthodox life. These contain everything necessary to the life of grace. Church reform is not a...