Prayer of Repentance O God, remit, pardon and forgive our sins whether voluntary or involuntary, whether by word or deed, whether committed in knowledge or in ignorance, whether by day or night and whether of reason or imagination; Forgive us all these, for You are Good and love mankind. Traditional Prayer for a Married Couple […]
Homily – The Way of the Paralytic
April 29, 2018 By
Sunday of the Paralytic John 5:1-15 Prologue: the Gospel only makes sense within its context. Rules for living well: Do the best you can. Always strive to do better. When you mess up, admit it, clean it up, and repent. The paralytic exhibits this way of life: Doing the best he could, based on who […]
Bible Study #32: The Curse after Jericho
April 24, 2018 By
Bible Study #32: The Curse of Jericho Fr. Anthony Perkins, St. Mary’s (Pokrova) in Allentown 24 April 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence […]
Homily on Rituals, Myrrhbearers, and Insult to Injury
April 22, 2018 By
Ritual, Myrrhbearers, and Dealing with Insult to Injury St. Mark 15:43-16:8 Notes (that I mostly ignored) We have a concept: adding insult to injury. It describes how tough it is when something bad has already happened and then something happens that makes the same situation even worse. This is what happened to the myrrhbearing women: […]
Bible Study #31: The Battle of Jericho
April 17, 2018 By
Bible Study #31: The Battle of Jericho Fr. Anthony Perkins, St. Mary’s (Pokrova) in Allentown 17 April 2018 Opening Prayer: Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence […]
Homily on Trust, Magic, and the Melt Down on Aisle Three
April 15, 2018 By
Trust, Magic, and the Meltdown on Aisle Three Homily on St. Thomas Sunday Fr. Anthony Perkins One of the themes in today’s Gospel reading is belief. We live in a world where it is hard to know what to believe. It’s no longer just a matter of media spin, we cannot even agree on the […]
Palm Sunday Homily – The Deliverer
April 1, 2018 By
Homily for Palm Sunday Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18 How far are we willing to go for what is true? How far are we willing to go for what is good (virtuous)? How far are we willing to go for peace (not the cheap peace of appeasement, but the real peace of a battle well […]
Homily – Sacrifice is More than Deferred Gratification
March 26, 2018 By
Homily on the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (St. Mark 10:32-45) What are you willing to sacrifice for a better life? To improve the lives of those around you? The power of deferred gratification. Save now ? for something big later. We use this for all kinds of things: retirement accounts, education, residencies Think […]
St. John of the Ladder and a Defense of Tradition
March 18, 2018 By
A Meditation on St. John’s “The Ladder of Divine Ascent” The farmer’s wealth is gathered on the threshing floor and in the wine press, but the wealth and knowledge of the monk is gathered during the evenings and the night hours while standing at prayer and engaged in spiritual activity. Step 20 (on vigil), 10. […]
Homily of the Cross and The Way
March 12, 2018 By
Homily on the Third Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. St. Mark 8:34-9:1 Notes: Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Self Denial. We deny ourselves those things that lead us into sin. This sounds easy, but it isn’t. […]
