August 15, 7533
On the Healing of the Paralytic in Capernaum “Then He entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into His own city. And, behold, they brought to Him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good…
On the Healing of the Paralytic in Capernaum, as Narrated by the Evangelist Matthew; It Also Speaks of Sorrow for God’s Sake From Matthew. Reading 29. We learn from many things to compare the words of the Gospel to honeycombs. The throat of the spiritual Bridegroom of souls, adorned with beauty beyond the sons of…
When the Lord, for our instruction, says, “Ye are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13), and when He commands us, though guileless, to be prudent, joining wisdom to simplicity (Matthew 10:16), is it not most fitting, dearest brethren, that we should foresee the snares of the wicked enemy, and with anxious care and vigilance…
For the Fourth Sunday after Pascha: A Teaching of the Blessed Kirill of Turov on the Paralytic at the Sheep Pool, and how our Lord Jesus Christ healed him by His word. Unmeasurable is the height of the heavens, unsearchable the depths of the abyss, and incomprehensible is the mystery of God’s providence. For great…
(On Joseph of Arimathea and the Myrrh-Bearing Women, according to the Gospel reading for the third Sunday after Pascha) After the past feast, another most fitting one has come, bringing the grace of God to the holy Church. For just as chains of gold, adorned with pearls and precious stones, delight the eyes of those…
The Church, desiring to adorn this feast, requires a great teacher and a wise preacher — but we are poor in word and clouded in mind, and we do not possess the fire of the Holy Spirit to compose words profitable to the soul. Yet, for the love of the brethren who are with me,…
Brothers and fathers, the sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ have the power to awaken sobriety in our souls whenever we contemplate them. But especially now, in these present days, when they are being fulfilled one by one before our eyes: the plotting of His death, His arrest by the Jews, the trial before Pilate,…
St. Kirill of Turov Today is a double joy for all Christians and unspeakable gladness for the world, on account of the feast now come, in place of the sorrow that belonged to the former mystery. And what was that sorrow of the mystery that preceded it? On the day before yesterday, our Lord Jesus…
St. Leo the Great Beloved, in my last sermon, as far as I can tell, I rightly urged you to partake in the Cross of Christ, so that the very life of the faithful might embody the Paschal mystery and that our conduct would glorify what is honored in the feast. And you yourselves have…
What is this? Why is there such deep silence upon the earth today, and such stillness? It is because the King is at rest. The earth grew silent with awe, for the Lord has fallen asleep in the flesh, and has raised up those who have slept from ages past. The Lord died in the…