With eyes that are spiritually blind I come to You, O Christ; and like the man who was blind since birth I cry out to You with repentance: “You are a Shining Light to those who are in darkness”. The … Continue reading
Category Archives: From the Liturgy of the Day
When the Samaritan woman came to the well with faith, she beheld You, O Water of Wisdom. You allowed her to drink in abundance and glorified her eternally, for she inherited the heavenly kingdom On this fourth weekend after Pascha, … Continue reading
With Your divine protection, O Lord, as You once raised the paralytic, now lift up my soul paralyzed with all kinds of sin and evil deeds of wickedness, so that, as saved, I may cry out to You: “Glory be … Continue reading
By Your resurrection, O Christ our God, You told the women bringing ointment to rejoice; and You stilled the weeping of Eve, the first mother. You instructed the women to announce to Your Apostles: “The Savior has risen from the … Continue reading
You became a believer because you saw me. Blest are they who have not seen and have believed. On this day of renewal of the Resurrection of Christ, we recall the doubt of Thomas, the apostle, and the reaction of … Continue reading
In the flesh You fell asleep as a mere mortal, O King and Lord! But on the third day You arose, lifting Adam from corruption, abolishing death! O Pasch of incorruption! O salvation of the world! Exapostolarion My Dearest Brothers … 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
Anyone who aspires to greatness must serve the rest; whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all. The Son of Man has not come to be served but to serve. As we get ever closer … Continue reading
O John, our leader and father, the Lord has placed you on high as a true guiding star lighting the ends of the earth with the truth of your virtue On this fourth weekend of the Great Fast, the Church … Continue reading
WE BOW TO YOUR CROSS, O MASTER! AND WE PRAISE YOUR HOLY RESURRECTION! We have almost reached the mid-point of our forty day preparation for the Great Day, Easter. The essential themes of the weekends of this period have been … Continue reading