13Jul
2025
. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Today we celebrate the day of all saints. Each of us, at baptism, is named after one of the saints, in whom the glory of God, His splendor, His beauty has shone forth; each of us is dedicated to […]
Today we remember the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the first disciples of Christ. “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed […]
The Lord in His Gospel, as the evangelist John narrates, says: When the Son of Man is lifted up from the earth, He will draw all to Himself… And these words pertain to two events in the life of the Savior, the Son of God, who became the son of man, our brother in the […]
Before his encounter with Christ, the man born blind had never seen anything. Everything was dark; he had to guess about everything by touch, by imagination; he had no real, clear vision. And then he met Christ, and the Savior opened his eyes. What was the first thing this man saw? The face of Christ, […]
When Christ spoke with the Samaritan woman, His disciples were amazed: how could He talk to a stranger? But God is the God of all: the Lord created everyone, His love embraces everyone, Christ came for all, He lived for all, He died for all, for each one He experienced God-forsakenness, and He entered into […]
I want to draw your attention to three aspects of today’s Gospel reading. First: how terrifying it is to hear that this man was in extreme need for 38 years, broken by physical illness, shattered, and that not a single person was found to help him… And what happened to this man is happening […]
Not convictions, nor even deep conviction can overcome the fear of death, shame, but only love can make a person faithful to the end, without limits, without looking back. Today we solemnly and reverently celebrate the memory of Saints Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, and the Myrrh-bearing Women. Joseph and Nicodemus were secret disciples of Christ. […]
