1 Peter 4:7-14 As we heard a few minutes ago, St. Peter, in his First Epistle, writes as follows: “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” Be…
John 16:23-33 Over the past several years, the phenomenon of Harry Potter has captured the imagination of a large number of America’s children. And I suppose not just children. Harry and his friends are likeable, up-and-coming sorcerers. As such, they always try to come up with the proper magical incantation for any situation, by which…
Psalm 98 The traditional Latin name for this Sunday of the church year is “Cantate.” It means “Sing,” and is taken from Psalm 98, which for many centuries has been associated with this Sunday. We chanted a portion of this Psalm a few minutes ago. But it would be beneficial for us to consider the…
Hebrews 12:1-3 After describing the struggles, the triumphs, and especially the enduring faith of many saints of God from the days of the Old Testament, the author of the Letter to the Hebrews, at the beginning of chapter 12 of that epistle, gives us this encouragement: “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so…
Easter 7 – Acts 11:1-18 Please listen with me to a reading from the 11th chapter of the Book of Acts, beginning at the 1st verse: Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the…
John 16:23-33 In today’s Gospel from St. John, Jesus says: “Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” This is one of many passages in…
James 1:16-21 If you want to spend the whole day outside, but if you also want to be in the shade all day long, you will probably not be able to stay in one place. Throughout the day, as the sun continually moves across the sky, the shadow that it casts is also going to…
1 John 3:1-3 “The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.” With these words, the apostle John, in today’s lesson from his First Epistle, describes the situation in which Christians find themselves in this world. Now, when John speaks of the “world” in this sense, he’s not talking…