The Mystery of Faith

18 February 2024 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon." But he did not ans...

11 February 2024 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Matthew 25:14-30 The Lord said this parable: "A man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had rec...

4 February 2024 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:35-46 At that time, a lawyer came up to Jesus and asked him a question, to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your sou...

28 January 2024 Ephraim the Syrian Isaac the Syrian Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was...

21 January 2024 St Maximus the Confessor Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 17:12-19 At that time, as Jesus entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said: "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to them, "Go and s...

7 January 2024 Synaxis of John the Baptist Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: John 1:29-34 At that time, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me...

6 January 2024 Holy Theophany Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:13-17 At that time, Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so...

31 December 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Readings: Mark 1:1-8 and Luke 2

17 December 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 14:16-24 The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make...

3  December 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43 At that time, as Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried, "Jesus, So...

26  November 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 18:18-27 At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not com...

18  November 2023 Lecture, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania

18  November 2023 Lecture, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania

12  November 2023 St Matthew (observed) St John the Merciful Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 10:25-37 At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" A...

22  October 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39 At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down...

8 October 2023 Pelagia the Righteous Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 7:11-16 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the onl...

1 October 2023 Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos Ananias, Apostle of the 70 Romanos the Melodist Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania Gospel Reading: Luke 6:31-36

17  September 2023 Sunday after the Exaltation of the Precious Cross Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PA Gospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

3  September 2023 St Phoebe the Deaconess (and Church New Year) Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PA

27 August 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PA Gospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-26

13 August 2023 Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PA Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-23

6 August 2023.  Transfiguration of Our Lord. Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania. Gospel Reading. Luke 9:28-36.

30 July 2023. Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PA. Baptism of Katerina. Gospel Reading. Matthew 14: 14-22. Loaves & Fishes. Article referenced in homily: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/christian-church-communitiy-participation-drop/674843/#

16 July 2023. Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania. NOTE : About 5 minutes of beginning is missing.

09 July 2023.   Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, Pennsylvania.