Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

Pentecost Week – Friday of the First Week of Matthew Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt1fri_1 In today’s Gospel, Our Lord continues His Sermon on the Mount, the charter of Gospel perfection. Again, ye have heard … Continue reading →

Wednesday of Pentecost Week Listen to an audio podcast of this commentary at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt1wed After the Holy Spirit descends at Pentecost, the Church immediately gives us our marching orders, in the words of the Lord at His Sermon on the … Continue reading →

The Third Day of Trinity – Tuesday of Pentecost Week Listen to an audio podcast of this commentary at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt1tu Having completed reading the Acts of the Apostles on the Saturday before Pentecost, we now begin the great annual cycle … Continue reading →

Friday of the Seventh Week of Pascha; Leave-taking of the Ascension of the Lord You can listen to an audio podcast of this commentary at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/pascha7fri In today’s Gospel, we are privileged to hear very words of the God-Man addressed … Continue reading →

You can listen to an audio recording of this commentary at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/ascension2021 After the high point of Holy Week and Pascha, a lot of Orthodox slack off and start focusing on their worldly plans for the summer, and one does … Continue reading →

Tuesday of the Week of the Samaritan Woman; Afterfeast of Mid-Pentecost You can listen to an audio podcast of this commentary at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/pascha5tues In today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul deals with a sorcerer: And Barnabas … Continue reading →

Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost Listen to an audio recording of this blog post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/pascha4wed Today we celebrate Christ as the Wisdom of God. In the Gospel, the Jews ask, “How can this uneducated man have such wisdom?” And the Lord … Continue reading →

Third Friday of Pascha Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:40-9:19) is the famous account of one of the most far-reaching events in history, the conversion of Saul, who became St. Paul: In those days: Philip was found … Continue reading →

Saturday of Thomas Week Listen to an audio podcast of this commentary at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/pascha2sat In today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the holy apostles remind the Jewish Sanhedrin that our duty is to God first before any earthly … Continue reading →

You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/esaias-vithurs Thus saith the Lord:  As a grape-stone shall be found in the cluster, and they shall say, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will … Continue reading →