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 and Creator of us all. But be careful, O man—do works that are pleasing to…

On Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Lent, an Instruction from the Holy Gospel, interpreted by the Holy Fathers. [John, ch. 1] The Lord said of Nathanael: “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.” Nathanael saith unto Him: “Lord, how knowest Thou me?” The Lord answered and said unto him: “Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under…

On the Monday of the Sixth Week of Lent. A teaching of our holy father Ephraim the Syrian on the Second Coming of Christ. When the appointed years of human life come to an end, God will descend from heaven with great and countless power and glory, to judge everyone and to repay each person…

On the fifth Sunday of Great Lent, the Church Ustav commands that we commemorate St. Mary of Egypt. Just two days earlier, at Matins on Thursday, her Life was read, and we heard the tropar dedicated to her in the composition of the Great Penitential Canon by St. Andrew of Crete. Moreover, a separate service…

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, a word concerning His Passion is read, that we might prepare ourselves for it through…

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, the eternal Light who enlightens all things. He has delivered us from darkness, and yet…

Homily 49 # On Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent: A Teaching on Faith, on the Love of God, and on Standing Firm in the Faith Established by the God-Bearing Fathers at the Seven Ecumenical Councils In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and…

On Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent — A Teaching by a Certain Monk to His Spiritual Brother on Silence You ask earnestly, my beloved brother, for a word from me about silence—for God’s sake. But I, being unclean of lips and idle in speech, ever living in falsehood and malice, what can I…

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 habits and deeds, they behave like unbelievers, imitating the customs of the pagans. For the…