Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

8 December OS 2017 – Nativity Fast; Thursday the Twelfth Week of St. Luke; S. Patapios of Thebes Today’s Gospel reading for the daily cycle is Luke 21: 28-33 – The Lord said to his disciples, Look up, and lift … Continue reading →

3 December OS 2016 – Nativity Fast; Saturday of the 11th Week of St. Luke; S. Sophonias, Prophet In the daily Gospel reading, our Lord commands us to be vigilant, preparing for Judgment: The Lord said to His disciples: Fear … Continue reading →

2 December OS 2017 – Friday of the 11th Week of St. Luke;  St. Avvakum (Habbakuk), Prophet  Today’s daily Gospel reading is Luke 20: 19-26. And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on … Continue reading →

30 November OS 2017 – Wednesday of the 11th Week of St. Luke, Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called Today’s daily Gospel reading is Luke 20: 1-8 At that time, as Jesus taught the people in the temple, and preached the … Continue reading →

26 November OS 2017 – Saturday of the 10th Week of St. Luke; St. Alypios the Stylite, St. Nikon of the “Repent Ye”, St. Stylianos of Paphlagonia, St. Innocent of Irkutsk Today’s daily Gospel reading is Luke 10: 19-21. The … Continue reading →

22 November OS 2017 – Nativity Fast; 10th Week of St. Luke;  Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos;  Ss. Philemon and Archippus, Apostles Today we continue to celebrate the Great Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God … Continue reading →

18 November OS 2017 – Nativity Fast; Friday of the Ninth Week of St. Luke; Holy Martyrs Plato and Romanus In today’s Gospel, the Lord warns us sternly against offending our brother:  The Lord said, Ye are they which justify … Continue reading →

17 November OS 2017: Thursday of the Ninth Week of St. Luke; St. Gregory of Neo-Caesaria, the Wonderworker The daily Gospel reading for the Divine Liturgy this morning is Luke 16: 1-9.   The Lord said this parable: There was … Continue reading →

…when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. VerilyI say unto you, they have their reward.  But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head … Continue reading →

12 November OS 2017 – Saturday of the  8th Week of St. Luke, St. John the Almsgiver, Archbishop of Alexandria  The reading from the Holy Gospel today is Luke 9: 37-43. At that time, it came to pass, that on … Continue reading →