Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

8 July OS 2016 – Thursday of the Fifth Week of Matthew; Holy Great Martyr Prokopios, Icon of the Mother of God “Kazan” In today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 12:46-13:3), the Lord Jesus reminds us to realize who our true relatives … Continue reading →

8 July OS 2021 – Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Matthew; Our Lady of Kazan; Holy Great Martyr Procopios In today’s Gospel reading, the Lord Jesus teaches us about the necessity of perseverance in the work of salvation: At … Continue reading →

5 July OS 2016 – Monday of the Fifth Week of Matthew; St. Athanasios of Mt. Athos; St. Sergius of Radonezh; the New Nun-Martyr Elizabeth, Great Princess of Russia, and Those With Her. In today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 12:9-13), the … Continue reading →

1 July OS 2016 – Thursday of the Fourth Week of Matthew; Holy Martyrs and Unmercenary Healers Cosmas and Damian Today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 11:27-30) is our gracious Lord’s invitation to be freed of the burden of sin by taking … Continue reading →

 23 June OS 2016 – Wednesday of the Third Week of Matthew; Holy Martyr Agrippina In today’s Gospel, the Lord promises His disciples that they who endure to the end shall be saved: The Lord said to His disciples, Behold, … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 9 June OS 2016 – Afterfeast of Pentecost; St. Cyril of Alexandria 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 Mount, … Continue reading →

4 June OS 2016 – Friday of the Seventh Week of Pascha; Leave-taking of the Ascension of the Lord; St. Metrophanes of Constantinople In today’s Gospel, we are privileged to hear very words of the God-Man addressed to His heavenly … Continue reading →

2 June OS 2016 – Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Pascha; Afterfeast of the Ascension of the Lord; St. Nicephorus of Constantinople the Confessor This is the last week of the sacred Fifty Days of Pascha, during which we … Continue reading →

4 May OS 2018 – Thursday of the Sixth Week of Pascha, The Ascension of the Lord After the high point of Holy Week and Pascha, a lot of Orthodox slack off and start focusing on their worldly plans for … Continue reading →

12 May OS 2016 – Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost; St. Epiphanios of Cyprus 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 responds that it … Continue reading →