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Lent and Priesthood #5: The Priesthood of Reconnection

· Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 5, 2017 Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40; John 1:43-51 Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Today is the First Sunday of Lent, which is commonly called the Sunday of Orthodoxy or the Triumph of Orthodoxy. This ā€œtriumphā€ is dedicated to the historical event ofā€¦

Lent and Priesthood #4: The Priesthood of Forgiveness

· Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Sunday of Forgiveness, February 26, 2017 Romans 13:11-14:4; Matthew 6:14-21 Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. The Lord said: ā€œIf you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgiveā€¦

Lent and Priesthood #3: The Priesthood of the Last Judgment

· Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Sunday of the Last Judgment, February 19, 2017 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2; Matthew 25:31-46 Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. We continue today with our ten-week series of meditations on the priesthood according to the themes of the Lenten Triodion, which includes these pre-Lenten weeks. Todayā€™s themeā€¦

Lent and Priesthood #2: The Priesthood of Return

· Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Sunday of the Prodigal Son, February 12, 2017 2 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32 Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. We continue on this second Sunday of the pre-Lenten period to discuss our theme for the next many weeksā€”the priesthood. And as we meditate on the priesthoodā€¦