O my merciful Lord, let me love you as my Bridegroom. Let me keep my lamp aflame with virtue and with true faith so that I, like the wise virgins of the Gospel parable, might be ready to enter with … Continue reading
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EASTER PASTORAL OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE U.S.A. TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL Christ is Risen! Indeed he is Risen! “Then (the women) went out and fled from the tomb, seized … Continue reading
O my merciful Redeemer, today Your holy passion dawns upon the world as a saving light. You come of Your own goodness to suffer in order that I might know how to live and to deal with all the challenges … Continue reading
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. (Prov. 23:26) Dear Young People in Christ! I always await Palm Sunday with great anticipation – the day of the glorious entrance of Christ into Jerusalem – … Continue reading
Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, lest … Continue reading
Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord! With His voluntary entrance into the city of Jerusalem, Jesus, our God Incarnate, begins the greatest revelation of His entire life, namely the revelation that how a person … Continue reading
You are encouraged, as we enter into the Great and Holy Week, to make time to think about your life’s journey. I truly believe that if we take time to reflect upon the life of Christ, we will find that … Continue reading
We do well to think about how our Church observes the Great and Holy Week. With the exception of Great and Holy Thursday, when we celebrate the Institution of the Eucharist, and the Great Day (Easter) itself, the services used … Continue reading
In the last installment of this article, I presented some of the thoughts of Maximus which are the foundation for Eastern Christian spirituality. Maximus stated, in deification man achieves the supreme goal for which he was created. This goal, already … Continue reading
I have been sharing thoughts about the Gospel of John during the past several weeks. This week I would like to share thoughts about the beginning of John’s Gospel, the Prologue, since we will be hearing it next weekend on … Continue reading