Homily for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)

Our Lord Jesus Christ, for forty days after His Resurrection, remained with His disciples, teaching them “the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven” and preparing them for the reception of Divine grace. For forty days we have glorified the Risen Christ, and today we glorify His Ascension— the completion of His earthly ministry. At the…

Golden-mouth. Homily 74. Thursday of the Sixth Week. Ascension.

On the Ascension of the Lord, preached by our Holy Father John Chrysostom on the Thursday of the Sixth Week after Pascha. Three exceedingly glorious wonders of the Lord took place from the beginning: the first was His descent to earth; the second, His resurrection from the dead; the third, His ascension into the heavens. For Elijah, though he too was…

Homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)

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,…

Homily for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. -Met. Korniliy (Titov)

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…

The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

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…

Golden-mouth. Homily 71. Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Pascha

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…