This weekend, since it falls within the octave of the Feast of the Ascension, we not only celebrate this great feast but also remember the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, the Council of Nicaea, held in 325 CE. This … Continue reading
Category Archives: From the Liturgy of the Day
On this fifth week of our celebration of Easter, I hear, as I reflect on our readings, two different messages: (1) what I must do in order to be saved, and (2) Jesus IS the true source of insight into … Continue reading
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. As I reflected on the … 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 to … Continue reading
The Angel stood by the tomb and cried out to the women bringing ointment: “Ointments are for the dead, but Christ has shown Himself not subject to corruption. So now cry out: “The Lord has risen, bestowing great mercy upon … Continue reading
Though the tomb had been sealed, from the tomb You arose, O Life and Christ our God. Though the door had been locked, You appeared among the Disciples, O Resurrection of All; and thus You restored an upright spirit for … Continue reading
Blessed Is He Who Comes In the Name of the Lord With our celebration today of the Lord’s voluntary entrance into Jerusalem, the place of His death, our prayerful and thoughtful reflection on the last days of His earthly life … Continue reading
In you, O Mother Mary of Egypt, the divine likeness shone forth faithfully, for by taking up the cross, you followed Christ. You gave example to be not concerned with fleeting life, but to be watchful over the eternal soul. … Continue reading
Everything is possible to a man who trusts These are the words spoken by Christ to the father of the possessed boy in the miracle story that we proclaim for today’s Gospel reading. Trust is essential if we are to … Continue reading
We bow to Your Cross, O Master and we praise your third-day resurrection All Posts As we complete the third week of the Great Fast, the Church calls us to venerate an image of the Cross. It signals that we … Continue reading