August 15, 7533
From the Book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles, we know that after His Resurrection, the Lord appeared to the disciples repeatedly over the course of forty days, “with many infallible proofs, […] speaking of the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3)—that is, of His Second Coming, of the universal judgment of the living and…
This Sunday is called the Sunday of the Blind Man, or of the healing of the man born blind. The Gospel reading today, from the Gospel according to John, recounts this great miracle. Jesus Christ, walking through the city of Jerusalem, saw a blind man who was begging for alms. The disciples asked the Lord,…
On the Sixth Sunday after Pascha, the Teaching of Saint John Chrysostom on the Gospel concerning the Blind Man Christ our God prepares for us a spiritual banquet from the words of the Gospel and summons the faithful that we all may delight in His wonders. At that time, Jesus, walking with His disciples, saw…
On the final Sunday of the Paschal feast, the Church commemorates the healing of the man born blind by the Lord. As the Synaxarion for this day recounts, as Christ was leaving the temple, He once saw “a blind man who was stumbling, and who had been born that way, having only the outlines of eyes and…
Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, Christ Resurrected! This Paschal greeting reminds us that during the weeks from the Resurrection of Christ until His Ascension, we continue to celebrate His rising from the dead. This most prolonged celebration testifies to the preeminence of the Feast of feasts and the Triumph of triumphs — the Pascha of…
On the Fifth Sunday after Pascha, a teaching of Saint John Chrysostom, on the Gospel concerning the Samaritan Woman. [John, Gospel reading 12] The Lord draws all things to Himself not only by miracles, but also by teaching: for by means of prophecy, He revealed His power to the woman. At that time, it says, Jesus…
Each Sunday from the day of Christ’s Resurrection until the leave-taking of Pascha is dedicated to a particular event that revealed His divine-human nature. The Apostle who touched His wounds and exclaimed, “My Lord and my God!”; the myrrh-bearing women who beheld the dazzling vision of angels at His life-giving tomb; the paralytic and the blind…
On the Wednesday of the Fourth Week after Pascha, at the Mid-feast of the Lord, a homily of Saint John Chrysostom. There were three great feasts among the Jews: Pascha, Pentecost, and Mid-feast, during which the Lord worked wondrous and glorious miracles. The present feast is the Lord’s, and He granted it a double measure of grace from…
Today’s feast not only marks the halfway point between the Resurrection of Christ and the Descent of the Holy Spirit, but it also commemorates a particular event described in the Gospel. As the Evangelist John writes, on the day of the midfeast (referring to the Jewish feast of Passover), the Lord entered the Temple in Jerusalem and…
In today’s Gospel, we hear the account of how Jesus Christ healed the paralytic at the Sheep’s Pool. This miracle took place during the feast of Pascha in Jerusalem, when many people from all Judea had gathered in the city. In Jerusalem there was a pool called the Sheep Pool, located near the temple and…