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…