Reflection on the Feast of the Conception of the Forerunner
Just before the end of the liturgical year, we celebrated the Beheading of the Forerunner; now, towards the beginning of the ecclesiastical New Year, we…
Reflections in Christ
Primatial Exhortation to the Newly-Ordained Bishop Nikodhim
We have gathered today in the Name of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ to participate in this glorious liturgy which incorporated the sacred office for the ordination…
Sermon at the Divine Liturgy - Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Nikodhim
Në emër të atit e të birit dhe të shpirtit të shenjtë. Krishti është midis nesh! Today, on this Saturday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Lord…
Sermon at the Divine Liturgy Exaltation of the Cross
Among the twelve so-called Great Feasts, eleven are celebrations of events, whether from the life of the Lord or the life of the Theotokos. We can put those feasts…
Reflection on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
We exalt the precious and life-giving Cross, and we honor in song the instruments of our salvation: the nails, the spear, the reed, the sponge, the plaited thorns…
Address to Seminarians at the Conclusion of Divine Liturgy
As the liturgy comes to an end, I would like to take a moment to address and exhort the seminarians in particular. One of the Russian folk names for today’s feast is…
Homily on the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Today’s feast is a harvest festival, a festival of holy fruit sprung from barren ground, the withered and parched ground of our common nature. Since Adam sinned…
Reflection on the Nativity of the Theotokos
During this autumn season, when we in the Northern Hemisphere gather in the fruits of the earth, we celebrate the birth of the most holy Theotokos…
Reflection on the Ecclesiastical New Year
Happy New Year! May the Lord who rules over times and seasons crown this coming year with the bounty of his mercy; may he water the furrows of our…
Address to Saint Tikhon’s Seminarians
On behalf of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America and the Board of Trustees of the Orthodox Theological Seminary of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk, I welcome all of you…