March 2, 7534
by Metropolitan Korniliy (Titov) “The time is at hand, the beginning of spiritual struggles”—these words, brothers and sisters, we hear on the eve of the holy Great Fast. The holy Apostle Paul, in the Epistle to the Romans read today, writes: “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast…
On this Sunday, the Church does not commemorate an event that has already taken place, but—perhaps the only time in the entire year—an event that is yet to come: the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, the end of the present world, and the Dread Judgment upon all the living and the dead. The…
On Meatfare Sunday, Concerning the Second Coming of Christ: A Teaching of John Chrysostom Brethren, the time of our salvation is near. Behold, the time of repentance draws near; behold, these are the days of purification for our souls and bodies. Here is the fearful voice, spoken by the mouth of God, concerning the dreadful…
Homily for Meatfare Sunday on the Last Judgment Matt. Reading 106, Ch. 25:31–46 “O Lord… enter not into judgment with Thy servant, for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.” (Ps. 142) Dear brothers and sisters! We now stand at the threshold of the Great Fast, a time of preparation for eternity, for…
On Meatfare Saturday: A Homily of John Chrysostom, That One Should Not Mourn for the Dead Always, brethren, keep the day of death in your memory. Many who were with us yesterday are now no longer among us: some have departed to God, while others are ill and hastening toward death. Yet there is much…
Dear brothers and sisters! The days of Great Lent—the Forty Days—are approaching, a time when every Christian must strive to offer repentance to God. We are all sinners, and our path to salvation lies through repentance, which will return us to our Father’s house—the Kingdom of Heaven. In recognizing ourselves as sinners, we must not…
A Teaching on the Sunday When the Gospel Parable of the Prodigal Son Is Read Behold, beloved, the days of the honorable, holy, and great fast are approaching, and for this reason, the Gospel speaks to us of repentance. Hear this parable: The Lord said: “A certain man had two sons” (Luke 15:11). Who is this man?—The…
THE BOOK CALLED “GOLDEN-MOUTHED,” In which every subtle teaching of the Divine Scripture is interpreted by Saint John Chrysostom, the Great, and by other holy fathers. HOMILY 1 On the Sunday when the Gospel parable of the Publican and the Pharisee is read, interpreted by Saint John Chrysostom, the Great. Come, therefore, brethren, and listen…
In our era, after decades of atheism, many have not forgotten God but possess a mistaken notion about the path to salvation. Some people believe that being baptized and not harming anyone suffices for sainthood. They think it’s not necessary to observe fasting days for the salvation of the soul. However, Christian life is not…