Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

21 February OS 2017: Monday of the Second Week of Lent; S. Timothy of Symbola The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 3:21 – 4:7. “And He cast out Adam, and caused him to dwell over against the garden … Continue reading →

18 February OS 2017: Friday of the First Week of Lent; S. Leo the Great, Pope of Rome The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 2:20-3:20. Man’s fall began when his mind accepted a lie, the lie of the … Continue reading →

17 February OS 2017: Thursday of the First Week of Lent; Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 2:4-19. God made the animals to be a companion for man “…and brought them unto … Continue reading →

16 February OS 2017: Wednesday of the First Week of Lent; Holy Martyr Pamphylos and Companions The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 1:24-2:3.  Since God made the human heart to hold Him, man’s first occupation was to contemplate … Continue reading →

15 February OS 2017: Tuesday of the First Week of Lent; Holy Apostle Onesimos  The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 1: 14-23.  In Brothers Karamazov, the boy Smerdyakov mockingly asks the pious Grigoriy how there could have been … Continue reading →

14 February OS 2017: Monday of the First Week of Lent (Clean Monday); S. Auxentios  As we begin Great Lent, we begin also to read the Book of Genesis at Vespers. The first words remind us of the foundation of … Continue reading →

13 January OS 2017 – Afterfeast of Theophany; Thursday of the 32nd Week after Pentecost; Holy Martyrs Hermylos and Stratonikos; Holy Monk-Martyrs of Sinai and Raithu In the reading from the Apostolos today, St. James the Just calls us to … Continue reading →

15 December OS 2016 – Nativity Fast; Wednesday of the 28th Week after Pentecost; 13th Week of St. Luke; Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherios The Gospel reading for today is Mark 8:30-34: At that time, Jesus charged His disciples that they should … Continue reading →

4 December OS 2016 – Nativity Fast; Saturday of the 26th Sunday after Pentecost; 11th Week of St. Luke; Holy Great Martyr Barbara, St. John of Damascus In the daily Gospel reading, our Lord commands us to be vigilant, preparing … Continue reading →

29 November OS 2016 – Nativity Fast; Monday of the 26th Sunday after Pentecost; 11th Week of St. Luke; Holy Martyrs Paramon and Philoumenos Today we begin reading St. Paul’s First Epistle to Timothy: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →