Devotion for Sunday, January 3
The Purpose of Life by St. Seraphim of Sarov (whose Feast was Saturday) “However prayer, fasting, vigil and all the other Christian practices may be, they do not constitute...
Devotion for Sunday December 27
Reflection on the Nativity from St. Nikolai Velimirovich The Lord Jesus, born in Bethlehem, was first worshiped by shepherds and wise men (astrologers) from the east— the simplest and...
Devotion for Sunday December 20
Feast of St. John of Kronstadt “If Christ is in you through the frequent communion of the Holy Sacrament, then be yourself wholly like unto Christ: meek, humble, long-suffering,...
Devotion for Sunday, December 13
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores...
Sunday Devotion for December 13
Feastday of St. Herman of Alaska (19th Century) [from a letter by the saint] “A true Christian is made by faith and love toward Christ. Our sins do not...
Reflection on the Gospel Theme for Sunday, November 29
The Gospel on Sunday is the healing of the woman on the Sabbath. Christ Continues Healing through icons and miracles just like the did the woman in Sunday’s Gospel...
Reflection on the Gospel Theme for Sunday, November 22
From the Prologue of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich In the Monastery of the “Sleepless Ones,” there was great want during a year of famine. St. Marcellus, the abbot, received some...
Sunday November 15
November 15 Reflection on Christ as a Good Samaritan to Mankind He who does not see God as the merciful Samaritan on earth will see Him as the dreadful...
Sunday, November 8
From the Prologue of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich November 8 Reflection for the Gospel about the Woman with the Issue of Blood: Matter is not evil of itself, as certain...
Sunday, November 1
Luke 8: 33 Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and When those who...