Today (12/31/2023) is the Fourth Sunday of the Blessed month of Kiahk and today’s Gospel reading is from Luke 1:57-80. In this passage, St. John the Baptist is born, Zechariah is able to speak, and we read the prophecy of Zechariah. In this prophecy, Zechariah talks about what St. John the Baptist will do in…
Mary Visits Elizabeth On this Sunday (12/24/23), the Third Sunday of the blessed month of Kiahk, the Church reads Luke 1:39-56. In this reading, St. Mary visits St. Elizabeth after receiving the news that they are pregnant with the Son of God and the one who will prepare the way for Him. From this encounter,…
On this Sunday (12/17/23), the second Sunday of Kiahk, the Church reads about the annunciation of the birth of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ to our Mother and Virgin Saint Mary from Luke 1:26-38. In verse 28 the Gospel reveals, “And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord…
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold On this first Sunday of the blessed month of Kiahk (12/10/2023), the church’s Gospel reading is from Luke 1:1-25. While we do in part read about the purpose of writing the Gospel of St. Luke in (vv.4) we also notice the primary focus of the Gospel is the annunciation…
This Sunday (12/3/2023) is the Fourth Sunday of Hathor, and the Gospel comes from Mark 10:17-31. In this passage, we read about the man who asked Jesus about what he should do to obtain eternal life (Mark 10:17). In response, Jesus said to follow commandments. However, when this man said he followed those commandments, Jesus…
On this Sunday (11/26/23), the Third Sunday of the blessed month of Hathor, the Church reads Luke 14:25-35. In this reading, Jesus instructs the crowd that the only way to obtain eternal life is to put God first. He tells the people, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and…
On this Sunday (11/19/23), the second Sunday of Hathor, the Church reads from Matthew 13:1-9 the Parable of the Sower. The Gospel passage begins with Jesus leaving the house, but why is this significant? Origen the Scholar interprets this verse (Mt 13:1) allegorically, explaining that Jesus leaving the house “is an act that springs from…
On this Sunday (11/12/2023), the first Sunday of the blessed month of Hathor, the Church reads the Parable of the Sower, found in Luke 8:4-15. In this parable, Christ describes a story of a Sower who sows his seed on four different types of land: the wayside, rocky ground, ground with thorns, and fertile land.…
This Sunday (11/05/2023), the 4th Sunday of the blessed month of Paope, the Church Gospel reading is from Luke 7: 11-17. In this passage, our Lord is met at the gates of the town by a funeral procession. The grief of the widowed mother of the young man who had died arouses His compassion and…
On this Sunday (10/29/23), the Third Sunday of the blessed month of Paope, the Church reads Matthew 12:22-28. In this reading, Jesus heals a demon-possessed blind and mute man. Instead of glorifying and thanking God for this miracle, the Pharisees attack Christ and claim that He can only cast out demons through “Beelzebul, the ruler…