On Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent. A Teaching of St. John Chrysostom on the Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross Let us cast off despondency, brothers and sisters, now that we have reached the midpoint of the…
On the Same Day [Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent], A Teaching of Saint John Chrysostom When you see someone living in wicked wealth—that is, in unrighteousness—and yet seeming to suffer no evil here on earth, do not call…
On Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent: A Teaching of Saint John Chrysostom on the Fear of God Listen, my brethren: above all, have the fear of God in your hearts. For if a man acquires the fear of…
On the Fifth Saturday of Lent, a laudation by Saint John Chrysostom in honor of our Most Holy and Glorious Maiden God-bearer. Today, brothers, the radiant Sun of Righteousness has shone upon us—He who is before all rising by nature,…
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, a teaching of Saint John Chrysostom concerning the Passion of the Lord. Beloved, the fast is now drawing to its end, and the days of the Lord’s Passion are soon approaching. For this reason,…
On the Same Day [Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent], a Teaching of St. John Chrysostom on the Christian Life Hear me, then, brethren. Many are called Christians, yet only in name—they are Christians in word, but in their…
On the Friday of the Sixth Week of Lent: A teaching by John Chrysostom on Repentance, and on How Sins Are Forgiven. Therefore, considering this, let us never despise anyone, and never, when we sin, fall into despair, nor let…
On Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Lent — the verse “Our Father,” interpreted by St. John Chrysostom. Our Father, which art in the heavens. Interpretation.You call God your Father—this is right to say, for He is indeed the Father…
St. John Chrysostom Today, my beloved, a little needs to be said to you; a little, not because you weary of much preaching—for no other city is so fond of listening to spiritual discourses. We speak briefly today not because…
St. John Chrysostom “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). For this reason, Christ took flesh of our same substance, to teach us virtue through it. “For what the law could not…