Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

11 October OS 2018 – Wednesday of the 4th Week of St. Luke; Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy; S. Theophanes “the Branded,” Confessor In today’s Gospel, the disciples have a close brush with death and experience their complete dependence … Continue reading →

4 October OS 2018 – Wednesday of the 3rd Week of St. Luke; St. Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens  In today’s Gospel, the Lord exhorts us to match our actions to our confession of Faith in Him: The Lord said: And … Continue reading →

27 September OS 2018 – Wednesday of the Second Week of St. Luke; Holy Martyr Kallistratos; Holy New-Martyr Aquilina The reading today for the Holy Gospel, according to the daily cycle, is Luke 5:33-39. At that time, the Pharisees came … Continue reading →

26 September OS 2018 –   St. John the Theologian Today is the feast of the Beloved Disciple, the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. St. John is called “Theologian” because the theology of the Fourth Gospel that he authored … Continue reading →

24 September OS 2018 – 1st Sunday of St. Luke, Holy Protomartyr Thekla Today is the first Sunday on which we shall read the Gospel according to St. Luke.   We shall begin, appropriately, with a reminder that without the Lord’s … Continue reading →

22 September OS 2018 – Friday of the 1st Week of St. Luke; Holy Hieromartyr Phocas  In today’s Gospel, the Lord’s own relatives and townsmen reject Him out of envy: At that time, the people wondered at the gracious words … Continue reading →

This morning (Friday) I discovered that I had written two commentaries on yesterday’s Gospel reading, both inspired by the same commentary by St. Theophan the Recluse! Here, a day later, is the second commentary:  21 September OS 2018 – Thursday of the … Continue reading →

21 September OS 2018 – Thursday of the 1st Week of St. Luke, Leavetaking of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross;  Holy Apostle Codratus of the Seventy   In today’s Gospel, the Lord inaugurates His public ministry in His hometown of … Continue reading →

20 September OS 2018 – Wednesday of the 1st Week of St. Luke; Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross; Holy Great-Martyr Eustace Placidus  In today’s Gospel we read S. Luke’s account of the Lord’s temptation by Satan: At that … Continue reading →

19 September OS 2018 – Tuesday of the 1st Week of Luke; Holy Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios, and Dorymedon; S. Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury. Today’s Gospel reading is the genealogy of Our Lord according to S. Luke: At that … Continue reading →