At that time, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house, and took his place at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, …
The Feast of St. Alban
MATTHEW 9:36-38; 10:1-8 At that time, when Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his …
Sermon on May 21, Feast of Sts. Constantine and Helen
John 9:39–10:9 “Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.” Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?” Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; …
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Pentecost
JOHN 7:37-52; 8:12 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the …
Holy Week Electronic Resources
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The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple
LUKE 2:22-40 At that time, the parents brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the …
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Zacchaeus
LUKE 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaeus; 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 small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into …
Luke 17:12-19: The False Tribe
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 show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. Then …
Theophany
The story of Theophany shows us the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, and it shows us what the whole trajectory of Jesus’ ministry will be. God became man and he entered into every part of creation, even the inaccessible and remote parts. The ancient Israelites were not seafaring people. To them, water represented the strange and …
Sunday before Christmas: the Genealogy of Christ
The Gospel reading today tells us of the genealogy of Jesus. In the ancient world, this was an attempt to prove who Jesus is. If you could show that someone came from important and bona fide ancestors, that implied, in the minds of the ancients, that the person himself was important and trustworthy. This Gospel …
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