Holy Trinity + Holy Cross - Sermons

The Saints in Orthodox Church are part of the never-ending Gospel. Orthodox Christians are comforted in knowing the Saints are not only alive but show us love. Today on May 12th we commemorate Saint Paisios, a contemporary saint in The Church. Father Micah shares with us how the saints although seldom seen or heard are a continuation of the Gospel. He gives special importance to contemporary saint...

In today's Gospel reading taken from Matthew 8:5-13 Jesus marvels at the faith of a Roman centurion. Father Gregory shares with us how this centurion's faith is put on display for all to see, through obedience and acknowledgement of Jesus' authority. This Roman soldier is a man under authority as well as responsible for those who are under his authority, included the servant for which he has besou...

Today in the Orthodox Church on the third Sunday of Matthew the Gospel lesson comes to us from Matthew 6:22-33. In this Gospel lesson Jesus tell us not to be anxious about our daily sustenance because it will not add one day to our life. Jesus tells us that our heavenly Father knows our needs and we should seek His Kingdom and His righteousness first and all our needs will be met. Worry and anxiet...

Today in Orthodoxy is the 2nd Sunday of Matthew as well as Father’s Day in the United States. The Gospel reading comes to us from Matthew 4:18-23 and accounts for us the calling of Jesus’ first four disciples. Father Gregory shares with us an inspiring message about discipleship and connects the Gospel to fatherhood. The Gospel takes us back to the beginning of Christ’s ministry just after His Bap...

On the first Sunday following the Feast of Pentecost the Orthodox Church observes All Saints Sunday. This is a commemoration of all the saints known and unknown who have Glorified God by their holy lives and have been added to the choir of those in His Presence. Father Ernesto shares with us the history behind All Saints Sunday beginning with its original name of All Martyrs Sunday. In the United...

Today in Orthodoxy we celebrate the Major Feast of Pentecost and the name day of our beloved Cathedral. Pentecost was originally an Old Testament Feast that celebrated the giving of the law by Moses to the people but it took on new meaning for Christians when the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples in the upper room. Father Gregory shares with us a powerful message of how we as Orthodox Christi...

Today is the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Father Micah encourages us to know that words have the power to lift us up and can become life to someone who is hurting. Scripture tells us that no man ever spoke like Jesus Christ and that the words He spoke came from The Father. He also reminds us that it is a mistake to read Scripture outside of the Church, which is what conde...

Today on the Sunday of The Blind Man the Gospel lesson comes to us from John 9:1-38. In this Gospel lesson Jesus gives sight to a man born without eyes by anointing him with clay made from the dust of the ground. Father Deacon Tikhon shares with us that this Gospel lesson as well as our most recent following Pascha help to understand that it is how we respond to Christ's love in interaction with H...

Today in Orthodoxy is known as the Sunday of The Samaritan Woman. The Gospel reading comes to us from John 4:5-42. In this pericope Jesus approaches a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well and asks her for a drink. She is surprised by the request because the Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans and in antiquity men did not speak to women other than their wives or daughters. Father Paul shares with u...

Today in Orthodoxy is the Sunday of the Paralytic. The Gospel lesson comes to us from John 5:1-15. In this Gospel reading we hear of a man paralyzed for thirty-eight years who is healed by Jesus. Father Gregroy contrasts the two different attitudes of facing obstacles that were set before the Myrhh Bearing women from last weeks Gospel and this paralytic who laid on the fringes of healing at the Sh...

Today on the Third Sunday of Pascha we commemorate the Holy Myrrh - Bearing Women along with the secret disciples of the Lord Joseph and Nicodemus. Father Gregory shares with us that these figures in the Gospel were tranformed through their encounters with Jesus Christ. Saint Luke records in his Gospel that Jesus went through the villages healing and preaching with the twelve Apostles and some wom...

Today is the first Sunday following Pascha and commonly known as Thomas Sunday in the Orthodox Church. Father Micah shares with us that the Gospel reading taken from John 20:19-31 is not only read today, but at various times during the year as one of the eleven Orthros or Matins Gospel readings. These Orthros Gospels are some of the Church's most important readings because they are permeated with...

Today in Orthodoxy is Palm Sunday. It commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem six day before the Passover and shortly after He had raised Lazarus from the dead. Jesus was heralded and received as King of Israel as the people took branches of palms and went out to meet Him crying, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord”. Father Paul shares with us some poignant w...

Today on the Fifth Sunday of Lent we commemorate Saint Mary of Egypt. Father Micah shares with us that Saint Mary lived a profligate life before traveling to Jerusalem with a group of pilgrims, who were journeying to venerate the Holy Cross. Upon seeing the crowds entering the Church of the Resurrection Mary sought to follow them, but an invisible force prevented her from entering. She realized th...

Today on the Fourth Sunday of Lent the Gospel lesson comes to us from Mark 9:17-31. Father Gregory shares with us how this New Testament reading echoes the Old Testament as well as how it applies today as we remember Saint John Climacus. This reading narrates a story about a man approaching Jesus seeking healing for his son who has a demon. This he does after he had sought help from the disciples...

On the second Sunday of Lent in Orthodoxy we commemorate the life and teachings of Saint Gregory Palamas. The Gospel lesson comes to us from Mark 2:1-12. Today Fr. Dcn. Tikhon shares an important message from the Church, which both instructs and inspires. Saint Gregory Palamas taught that through prayer, ascetic struggle and the Church, one can directly and intimately experience and know God. He t...

Today is both the first Sunday of Lent and Youth Sunday here at the Cathedral. On the first Sunday of Lent we commemorate the restoration of icons into the Church following the Iconoclastic heresy. Father Micah shares with the youth and us that when icons are written they begin with darker colors then over time move to lighter ones revealing more clearly the image being depicted. Each of us as Ort...

The day before Great Lent begins in Orthodoxy is known as Forgiveness Sunday. The Gospel reading is taken from Matthew 6:14-21 and it indicates a clear teaching of Jesus; that if we do not forgive men their trespasses neither will ours be forgiven. Father Ernesto shares with us that in our own families we learn service and the ability to see through the eyes of a love that will not quit. Forgiving...

Today in Orthodoxy is known as Judgement or Meatfare Sunday. The Gospel lesson is taken from Matthew 25:31-46 and it speaks to us about Jesus' second coming in Glory to judge the nations by separating them as sheep and goats the former on His right and the latter on His left hand. Father Gregory shares with us that this Gospel lesson should create a sobering scene for us as Orthodox Christians, kn...

Today’s Gospel reading comes to us from Luke 15:11-32 and it narrates for us the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son. The Fathers of the Church say that if no other passage of Scripture survived, it would be enough to be saved because it encapsulates the whole of the human condition and its solution, Jesus Christ. The younger son in the parable suffered like many today with an attitude of entit...

Today in Orthodoxy is commonly known as the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee and a day in which The Triodion begins. Father Deacon Tikhon reflects on this well known Gospel lesson, which is taken from Luke 18:10-14. In this parable two men approach God in prayer, but with different attitudes and therefore results. Father Deacon Tikhon shares with us that when we become aware of our own sinfulne...

Today in Orthodoxy in the 15th Sunday of Luke and the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 19:1-10. In this pericope we hear about Zacchaeus, who is a chief tax collector of short stature. Father Gregory shares with us that although Zacchaeus had obstacles to overcome, his life was transformed by his desire to see Jesus. The catalyst for Zacchaeus' transformation from sinner to saved was his reorie...

Today in Orthodoxy in the 15th Sunday of Luke and the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 19:1-10. In this pericope we hear about Zacchaeus, who is a chief tax collector of short stature. Father Gregory shares with us that although Zacchaeus had obstacles to overcome, his life was transformed by his desire to see Jesus. The catalyst for Zacchaeus' transformation from sinner to saved was his reorie...

Today is the 12th Sunday of Luke or otherwise known as the Sunday of the ten lepers. The Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 17:12-19 and it teaches us about the importance of gratitude to the spiritual life. Father Paul shares with us that gratitude is not an option but rather a prerogative mandated by Jesus Himself when He asks the leper who gave thanks for his healing, " Were there not ten clea...