(John 5:1–15) Beloved in Christ, Today, the Church leads us to the Sheep Gate, to the pool called Bethesda, where many lay in weakness—blind, lame, and paralyzed—waiting for the stirring of the waters. Yet among them lay one man, thirty-eight years bound by infirmity, stretched upon his bed as […]

Beloved in Christ, Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Myrrhbearers, those holy women who, at the dawn of the first day of the week, went to the tomb of our Lord Jesus Christ, bringing sweet spices to honor His Body. They went not in fear, but in […]

Beloved in Christ, Today, the Church gloriously remembers the holy and victorious martyr, Saint George, the great athlete of Christ, whose courage and faith shine like a beacon in the darkness of this world. Let us open our hearts to the memory of his life, so that, strengthened by […]

Beloved in Christ, Today, the Church calls us to behold the great mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is the second Sunday of Pascha, known as Thomas Sunday, or the Sunday of Doubting Thomas. The radiant light of the Resurrection continues to shine, yet we see in […]

Beloved in Christ, Today, the Church rejoices with a brightness that surpasses all earthly light, for we celebrate Bright Monday, the first day after the glorious feast of Pascha. The tomb is empty, death is conquered, and the eternal joy of the Resurrection shines upon all creation. As the […]