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The Power of Resurrection

April 11, 2015April 29, 2019 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

I wanted to offer a few words as Orthodox Christians around the world are experiencing Paschal joy, rippling across the time zones with shouts of exultation in the glory of Christ’s rising from death. I’m not sure why, but this year in particular I have strongly felt a sense of the pervasiveness of the power of the resurrection of Jesus. Perhaps it is because…

Lenten Evangelism #10: Palm Sunday and the City of Man

April 5, 2015April 2, 2015 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Palm Sunday, April 5, 2015 Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Today, the tenth and final Sunday of the Triodion, Palm Sunday, we complete our series on evangelism. And I would like for us to put a capstone on what we have been building for the past…

The Final Day of Lent: Reflecting on 40 Days of Blogging

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Today is the fortieth day of Great Lent. Tomorrow, we enter into the transition weekend between Lent and Holy Week—Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday. And this is also my fortieth daily post in a row since Lent began. When I committed to blog every day for forty days, I have to admit that I didn’t think it would be as it has been. I…

Making Some Noise: Anticipating Holy Saturday and the Harrowing of Hell

April 2, 2015April 24, 2022 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

So, who’s ready for Holy Week? When I first learned of the practice of making noise during the “Arise, O God” of Holy Saturday (which is in imitation of the uproar of hell as Christ enters into it and destroys the power of death), I thought, “This is awesome!” And then I thought, “How would you ever introduce such a practice into a parish?”…

Mary of Egypt and the Springtime of Repentance

April 1, 2015 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Since today is the feast day of St. Mary of Egypt, I thought I would repost for you here one of my favorite homilies about her. I preached this two years ago on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, April 21, 2013 Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of…

Don’t Blog Angry

March 30, 2015 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

One of my favorite moments in the film “Groundhog Day” is when Bill Murray says to Punxsatawney Phil “Don’t drive angry.” I was reminded of that today when I was thinking about what to write for my daily blog post. Why? Because this has not been my day. I won’t go into the details, but this has been one of those days when every…

Lenten Evangelism #9: The Journey of Mary of Egypt to the Cross

March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, March 29, 2015 Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. We are now almost done with our ten week series on evangelism during this holy season of the Triodion! Just today and next week left to go. Today is the Sunday of…

Synaxarion for the Saturday of the Akathist

March 28, 2015March 27, 2015 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

I’m off to Philadelphia for much of the day today to give a couple of talks at one of the churches there, so I thought I would leave you with this today, the synaxarion for the Saturday of the Akathist, the Fifth Saturday of Lent, which is today: On the fifth Saturday of the Great Fast, we celebrate the praise of our Most-holy Lady,…