Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

And I meditated on Thy commandments, which I have greatly loved

Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week of St. Luke You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk13tues_1 Today’s Gospel reading for the daily cycle is Mark 8:22-26. And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind … Continue reading

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The gate of heaven, the door of the heart

You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk12fri-2 Friday of the 12th Week of Luke In today’s Gospel, we read that Satan entered into Judas, and he decided to betray the Lord Jesus Christ:   At … Continue reading

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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness comprehends it not

9 December OS 2022 – The Conception of the Theotokos by St. Anna  Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/dec9 Today we celebrate the conception of the Most Pure Virgin Theotokos in the womb of St. Anna, … Continue reading

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Serene faith

Wednesday of the 11th Week of St. Luke Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk11wed_1. The recording was made in 2021 and therefore mentions a Menaion date different from today’s. But the appointed daily Gospel reading is … Continue reading

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Going to Jerusalem

Friday of the 8th Week of St. Luke Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk8fri_1 The reading from the Holy Gospel today is Luke 13: 31-35 At that time, the same day there came certain of the Pharisees, … Continue reading

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Righteous art Thou in all that Thou hast done to us

Friday of the 5th Week of St. Luke Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk5fri_1 The reading from the Holy Gospel today is Luke 10: 1-15. At that time, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent … Continue reading

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I.M. Andreyev on the Moscow Patriarchate – Session 3

Is the Grace of God Present in the Soviet Church? – Session 3 Excursus:   Two corroborations of the importance of our study.     A.  An impressive confirmation of the importance of this study from the publisher of “Is the Grace of … Continue reading

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True charity

Wednesday of the 5th Week of St. Luke The reading today from the Holy Gospel is Luke 9:44-50. Listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk5wed_1 The Lord said, Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the … Continue reading

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With faith unashamed

Tuesday of the 5th Week of St. Luke Listen to a recording of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/lk5tues_1 In today’s Gospel, the Lord calls upon us to confess Him before men: The Lord said to His disciples: If any man will come … Continue reading

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Orthodoxy of the heart

Sermon on the Parable of the Sower – 4th Sunday of Luke Here is a link to the recording of a sermon preached at St. Ieronymos Orthodox Church in Hillsdale, Michigan, on the Fourth Sunday of Luke, on which we … Continue reading

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