The Defeat of Amalek
The cosmic war between God and His enemies the fallen angels is going on all around us and even within us. And we have been given the Cross, the very Staff of God, as a weapon against the demons.
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Lent and Priesthood #7: The Priesthood of Sacrifice
Sunday of the Adoration of the Holy Cross, March 19, 2017 Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1 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 Sunday of the Cross is one of the great high points of the holy season of Lent, and so it is appropriate that in…
“Who Shall I Be at Pascha?”: The Cross at the Crossroads
Today is exactly the halfway point between the beginning of Great Lent and the holy day of Pascha (Easter), the Feast of Feasts. It is usually right around now, three and a half weeks in, that many of us begin to be ready for Lent to be over. But the fast is only halfway through. We have two and a half weeks of Lent…
Lenten Evangelism #7: The High Priest on the Cross
Sunday of the Adoration of the Holy Cross, March 15, 2015 Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. The cross which we adore today, the third Sunday of Lent, is most often discussed in the Orthodox tradition in terms of the conquest of death by Jesus Christ. It…
Fr. Matthew Baker: Priesthood and Sacrifice (Homily for Sunday of the Holy Cross)
I committed to blogging every day for 40 days this Lent, but I have to admit that I don’t feel like writing about almost anything right now except trying somehow to keep my friend Fr. Matthew in my immediate memory, as if that somehow holds off the reality of his shocking departure from this earthly life. (For more on Fr. Matthew and also for…