Sermons
Sermon: 8th Sunday of Luke
Sermon on the 8th Sunday of Luke 2 Corinthians 9:6 In today’s Epistle reading, St Paul tells us that, “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which
Patriarchal Homily for the Beginning of Great Lent 2023
Prot. No. 71 CATECHETICAL HOMILY At the Opening of Holy and Great Lent + BARTHOLOMEW By God’s mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of
Sermon: Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5
Sermon Sunday 4th of December Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5 In today’s Epistle reading, St Paul reminds us of the goal and purpose of our existence: “that we might receive adoption as
Ομιλία Θεοφιλ. Επισκόπου Κλαυδιουπόλεως Ιακώβου
Εορτή Αποστόλου Ανδρέου Σεβαστοί Πατέρες και Αγιοστόλιστοι Χριστιανοί, Συναχθήκαμε σήμερα στον Ιερό τούτο Ναό, με την ωραία και κατανυκτική ευκαιρία του εορτασμού της μνήμης του Αγίου Ενδόξου και πανευφήμου Αποστόλου
Sermon: 13th Sunday of Luke
13th Sunday of Luke Ephesians 2:14-22 Brethren, Christ is our peace (2:14) In today’s reading from St Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, the Apostle here provides us with a precise
Sermon: Feast of St John Chrysostom
Today we celebrate the blessed memory of our Father among the saints, John the Golden-mouthed, Archbishop of Constantinople, who is one of the most important figures of the fourth-century Church.
Sermon: 7th Sunday of Luke
Sermon: 7th Sunday of Luke Galatians 2:16-20 In today’s epistle reading, we hear the words of the Apostle Paul to the Apostle Peter, who in a sense had made a
Sermon: Sunday of the First Ecumenical Council
Sunday of the First Ecumenical Council Acts 20:16–18,28–36 John 17:1–13 Today the Church commemorates the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicea, and the 318 godbearing Fathers who were gathered there.
Sermon: Sunday of the Blind Man
Sunday of the Blind Man Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38 The healing of the blind man in today’s Gospel reading speaks to us, among other things, of spiritual sight, the blindness
Sermon: 4th Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent St John of the Ladder Hebrews 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31 As we have said before, every event in the Gospels has a symbolic and spiritual interpretation in
Sermon of H.G. Bishop Iakovos of Claudiopolis
On the Monday of first week in Lent we chant a hymn written by St. Theodore of Studion, which says: “…fasting has come, mother of chastity, accuser of sins, advocate
Ομιλία Θεοφιλ. Επισκόπου Κλαυδιοπόλεως κ. Ιακώβου
«Λιμήν ημίν γενού θαλαττεύουσι» Κάνοντας πολλές φορές στην ζωή μας μία θεώρηση του τί μας έχει συμβεί, αναπολώντας το παρελθόν και φανταζόμενοι το μέλλον, βλέπουμε την ύπαρξή μας σαν πλοίο
Sermon: Third Sunday of Lent
Sermon on the Third Sunday of Lent the Veneration of the Precious Cross Hebrews 4:14–16;5:1–6 Mark 8:34–38; 9:1 As we now come to the middle of the blessed period of
Sermon: 2nd Sunday of Lent
Second Sunday of Lent Hebrews 1:10-14;2:1-3 Mark 2:1-12 Before healing the paralytic in today’s Gospel reading, the Lord poses a question to the scribes that concerns all of us: “Which
Sermon: Sunday of Orthodoxy
Sunday of Orthodoxy First Sunday of Lent Hebrews 11:24–26,32–40 John 1:43–51 On the first Sunday of the Fast, the Church celebrates the restoration of the holy icons. As you know,
Εσπερινός της Συγχωρήσεως – Ομιλία
Ἑσπερινός τῆς Συγχωρήσεως Ὁμιλία τοῦ Ἀρχιμανδρίτου Ζαχαρίου Ζαχάρου τῆς ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Τιμίου Προδρόμου, Ἔσσεξ Ἡ περίοδος τῆς Μεγάλης Τεσσαρακοστῆς στὴν ὁποία εἰσερχόμαστε εἶναι ὁ κατεξοχὴν χρόνος, κατὰ τὸν ὁποῖο ὁ
Vespers of Forgiveness: Talk
Forgiveness Sunday A talk by Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou of the Sacred Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex Today we are entering Great Lent, which is, first and foremost, a
Sermon: Sunday of Forgiveness
Cheesefare Sunday Romans 13:11–14;14:1–4 Matthew 6:14–21 As we today come to the threshold of the blessed and solemn period of Great Lent, the Sacred Gospel presents us with the following
Archbishop’s Encyclical for the Beginning of the Holy & Great Lent 2022
In just a few days, we will begin the Lenten journey to Pascha. The Church once again, invites us to walk the sacred path of liturgical and personal preparation, as
Catechetical Homily at the Opening of Holy and Great Lent
+ BARTHOLOMEW BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH, MAY THE GRACE AND PEACE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,
Sermon: Sunday before the Nativity
Sunday before the Nativity Matthew 1:1–25 Today’s Gospel reading provides us with the Lord’s human genealogy. The reading is from the Gospel according to Matthew — which provides us with
Sermon: 11th Sunday of Luke
11th Sunday of Luke Luke 14:16–24 In today’s Gospel parable, the salvation of mankind is likened to a man inviting others to a supper. It is obvious that, among the
Sermon: 10th Sunday of Luke
10th Sunday of Luke Galatians 5:22–26; 6:1–2 Luke 13:10–17 In today’s Scripture readings, we see just how different the sterile academic approach to religion of the supposedly pious is to
Sermon: 13th Sunday of Luke
13th Sunday of Luke Luke 18:18-27 In today’s Gospel, we are told that “a certain ruler questioned [the Lord], saying, ‘Good Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?’.”
Sermon: Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple
Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple We have the blessing this year of having the great feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the
Sermon: 8th Sunday of Luke
8th Sunday of Luke 2 Corinthians 5:1–10 Luke 9:57–62 At the Last Supper, Christ had washed the feet of his disciples, saying to them: “For I gave you an example,
Sermon: 7th Sunday of Luke
7th Sunday of Luke Luke 8:41–56 With the raising of Jairos’ daughter in today’s Gospel, Christ shows himself to be “the one who has authority over the living and the
Sermon: 5th Sunday of Luke
5th Sunday of Luke 2 Corinthians 11:31–33, 12:1–9 Luke 16:19–31 In today’s Gospel we see Lazarus, a poor, lonely, wounded and tormented man. And we see how this man, who
Κήρυγμα Κυριακής ΣΤ Λουκά
Κυριακή ΣΤ Λουκά Ο Μεγάλος Πατέρας και Διδάσκαλος του Χριστιανισμού Ιωάννης Χρυσόστομος, μας διδάσκει πάντα με έναν ιδιαίτερα θεόπνευστο και εξαιρετικά παραστατικό τρόπο. Αναφορικά με τη μελέτη της Αγίας Γραφής,
Sermon: Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
4th Sunday of Luke Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Titus 3:8-15, Luke 8:5-15 Today’s parable about the Sower calls us to consider what we have
Sermon: 3rd Sunday of Luke
3rd Sunday of Luke Luke 7:11–16 Corinthians 6:1–10 In today’s Gospel we encounter a woman; a woman who had lost everything. She had already lost her husband, and now also
Sermon: 2nd Sunday of Luke
Second Sunday of Luke 2 Corinthians 4:6–15 Luke 6:31–36 The Lord says, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). And as we know, all of God’s commandments are
Sermon: Translation of St John the Evangelist
Translation of St John the Evangelist John 19:25–27; 21:24–25 Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, We celebrate today the Translation of St John the Divine. He was one of
Sermon: Saturday of the 1st Week / St Silouan the Athonite
Saturday of the 1st Week St Silouan the Athonite I Corinthians 4:1-5 In today’s Epistle reading, St Paul reminds us that God alone knows the things that are hidden in
Sermon: Sunday After the Cross
Sunday After the Cross Mark 8:34–38; 9:1 Dear brothers and sisters, We heard today the Gospel narrative the Lord’s teaching on the salvation of the soul and how our salvation
Sermon: Exaltation of the Precious Cross
Exaltation of the Precious Cross 14 September 2021 Today’s feast of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross has its origins in a great event in Church history: the finding of
Sermon: Sunday before the Cross
Sunday before the Cross John 3:13–17 Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, In anticipation of the forthcoming celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross, we are
Sermon: 11th Sunday of Matthew
11th Sunday of Matthew Matthew 18:23-35 Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, What does it mean to forgive? To be forgiven? Are we merely following a moral code of
Sermon: 11th Saturday of Matthew / Prophet Moses
Matthew 19:3-12 Today’s Gospel reading is a perfect example of what we often call progressive revelation, and of how to read and how to approach the texts of the Old
Sermon: Beheading of St John the Baptist
Beheading of St John the Baptist Mark 6:14-30 I would like to say a few words as we commemorate one of the greatest saints of our Church, St John the
Sermon: 9th Sunday of Matthew
9th Sunday of Matthew Matthew 14:22-34 Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The Gospel narrative today describes the danger the disciples encountered when they were journeying through the sea
Sermon: Dormition of the Mother of God
Dormition of the Mother of God Luke 10:38–42, 11:27–28 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, with great joy, we celebrate the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God. And
Sermon: 7th Sunday of Matthew
7th Sunday of Matthew Matthew 9:27-35 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today we heard from Matthew the Gospel that describes two miracles the Lord performed “when he entered into
Sermon – Sunday of the Paralytic
Sunday of the Paralytic John 5:1–15 Today’s Gospel reading speaks to us about the spiritual paralysis that our Lord came to save us from, something which is expressed through the
Sermon: Sunday of the Myrr-bearing Women
Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women Mark 15:43–47; 16:1–8 The story in today’s Gospel reading is one most of us are familiar with, not only because we are used to hearing
Sermon: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Fifth Sunday of Lent St Mary of Egypt We come today to the fifth and final Sunday of Great Lent, before we embark on the journey to Golgotha, which begins
Sermon: 4th Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent Mark 9:17–31 The story of the child possessed by a demon in today’s Gospel is an image of the spiritual state both of humanity in general
Sermon – 3rd Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Lent (Veneration of the Holy Cross) Mark 8:34–38; 9:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth […] and the LORD God planted a garden
Sermon – Judgement (Meatfare) Sunday
Judgement (Meatfare) Sunday Matthew 25:31–46 When a person dies, when the soul is separated from the body, we know that the body, because it is composite — composed of various
Sermon – Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Sunday of the Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32 If for some reason the entire Bible, every copy we had of the sacred Gospels, were to disappear, except for the parable of
Sermon – Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (Beginning of the Triodion) Luke 18:10-14 Today we begin the period of the Triodion: the period of solemnity, and, I would say, the most
Sermon – 17th Sunday of Matthew
17th Sunday of Matthew (the Canaanite Woman) Matthew 15:21–28 “But he answered her not a word” The meeting of the Lord with the Canaanite woman offers a description of perhaps
Sermon – 16th Sunday of Matthew
16th Sunday of Matthew (Parable of the Talents) Matthew 25:14-30 As we have said on other occasions, man’s role here on earth is to be the priest of creation, the
Sermon – The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple (Candlemas) In the first Old Testament reading we heard yesterday evening at Vespers, God gives Moses the following commandment: “Sanctify unto Me
Sermon – 15th Sunday of Luke
15th Sunday of Luke (Zacchaeus) Luke 19:1–10 “The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which hath been lost”. Today’s Gospel shows us how the love of
Sermon – 14th Sunday of Luke
14th Sunday of Luke (Healing of the blind man) Luke 18:35–43 “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” — John 20:29 Many of the Sunday Gospel
Sermon – 12th Sunday of Luke
12th Sunday of Luke (Healing of the Ten Lepers) In the parables of the Lord, we see three different groups of people, who symbolise the three types of believers: the
Sermon – Sunday after Theophany
Sunday after Theophany In one of the prophecies we heard at the Great Blessing of the Waters at Theophany, a verse from Isaiah, the Lord says the following: “For as
Sermon – Theophany
Theophany Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Matthew 3:13-17 Dearly beloved brethren in Christ, In the apostolic reading, there is a key word: ‘heirs’. St Paul says that we became heirs of the
Sermon – Circumcision of Christ
Circumcision of Christ Today, the secular world celebrates the beginning of the new year. For the Church, however, today is not the first day of the year — the Church year
Sermon – Entry of the Mother of God
Entry of the Mother of God The Church celebrates today the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple. The righteous forebears of God, Joachim and Anna,
Sermon – 13th Sunday of Luke
13th Sunday of Luke Luke 18:18-27 In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the well-known story of the rich man who came to Jesus to ask what one must do to
Sermon – Synaxis of the Holy Archangels
Synaxis of the Holy Archangels Every morning and evening, as well as at every Divine Liturgy, faithful Christians recite the Symbol of Faith, the confession into which they were baptised
Sermon – 8th Sunday of Luke (Good Samaritan)
Yet again we celebrate the Divine Liturgy behind closed doors, beloved brethren. However, just as the Lord entered “the doors being shut” (John 20:19), so he went out (through closed
Sermon – 5th Sunday of Luke
5th Sunday of Luke (The rich man and Lazarus) 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8 Luke 16:19-31 “Brethren, you are all the Body of Christ, and individually members thereof” (1 Cor. 12:27). Thus
Sermon – Feast of St Luke the Evangelist
St Luke the Evangelist Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18 Today the Church celebrates the memory of the holy, glorious and all-famed apostle and evangelist Luke. As we learn from today’s Epistle reading,
Sermon – Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council Titus 3:8-15 Luke 8:5-15 Today the Church commemorates the holy and godbearing fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council, and of all the ecumenical councils
Sermon – Nativity of the Mother of God
The Nativity of the Mother of God ‘Rejoice, heavenly ladder by which God came down’ At yesterday evening’s Great Vespers, we heard — in connection with today’s great feast of
Sermon – 3rd Saturday of Luke
3rd Saturday of Luke Luke 7:11-16 In today’s Gospel, we hear about the call of Levi, Matthew, one of the Twelve disciples and author of the first Gospel — the
Sermon – The Dormition of the Mother of God
The Dormition of the Mother of God Luke 10:38–42, 11:27–28 Today we celebrate the great feast of the Dormition and bodily Assumption of the Mother of God, often referred to
Sermon – 9th Sunday of Matthew
9th Sunday of Matthew 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 Matthew 14:22-34 In today’s Epistle reading, St Paul reminds us of the tremendous gift and privilege that has been given to us as
Sermon – 2nd Sunday of Matthew
2nd Sunday of Matthew Matthew 4:18–23 We heard today the Gospel reading which is read on the feast day of our patron saint, St Andrew the Apostle. St Andrew is
Sermon – Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Sermon on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman John 4:5-42 Today’s Gospel reading begins: “Jesus came into a city of Samaria”. Samaria had originally been a Jewish region, but the