Sermons & Epistles

Sermon about two blind men

Sermon about two blind men Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! In today’s Gospel reading about the two blind men (Mat.9, 27-35) the path towards faith is depicted: we are shown how from a state of blindness one can be transformed to a state of seeing, how one can receive what one asks. Sin makes […]

Saint Olga

Sermon 5th Sunday after Pentecost: St. Olga <<Divinly wise>> In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Dear brothers and sisters. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount (Math. 5,1-7,29) Jesus Christ told the parable (7,21-29) on which todays sermon is based. One wise person built his house […]

The Faith of Centurion and Orthodox Pioneers in Canada

Sermon at Old Wostok (July 17th, 2016): The Faith of Centurion and Orthodox Pioneers in Canada In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters! Glory to Jesus Christ! Slava Iisusu Christu! Today we have a celebration in honour of the true faith of the first immigrants […]

Great Faith of the Centurion

Great Faith of the Centurion: Sermon on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Gospel: Matthew 8, 5 – 13) In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. In one of his homilies, St. John Chrysostom teaches us that Jesus requires only one great work of us, that of faith in Jesus. […]

Kursk “Root” Icon of “Тhe Sign” in Edmonton – July 19th and 20th 2016

On July the 19th and the 20th of this year The Great Holy Icon of our Russian Orthodox Church – The Wonderworking Kursk “Root” Icon of Our Lady of “Тhe Sign” («Znameniye») will visit the Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Barbara in Edmonton. This icon appeared to people for the first time in the 13th century […]

Saints, who shone in Rus

Sermon On the Sunday of All the Saints Who Shone Forth in the Rus Land In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! Today, by celebrating the memory of all the Saints, who shone in Rus, the Holy Russian Orthodox Church opens […]