16 Aug 2026 at 11:07am
Matthew 18:23-35; Luke 9:51-56; 10:22-24 Christ the Savior, Berlin, Maryland August 16, 2026 In the Name of the Father and of…
Matthew 18:23-35; Luke 9:51-56; 10:22-24
Christ the Savior, Berlin, Maryland
August 16, 2026
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
My beloved children in the Lord,
Today, we celebrate the third-day resurrection of Christ, whom we glorify as the Lord who is king and robed in majesty.
We also continue to honor the most holy Virgin on the feast of her Dormition, the last major feast which crowns the Church year, singing of her as the throne and palace of the King.
Finally, we commemorate today the translation of the Image of Christ Not-Made-With-Hands, the patronal feast of this parish, a day on which we remember the well-known story of the miraculous healing of Abgar, the king of Edessa, when he received the image of the Holy Face of the Savior, miraculously imprinted on a cloth.
While we ought to pay attention to this roy...
9 Aug 2026 at 10:27am
Semiquincentennial of the United States of America Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Sunday, August 9, 2026 In the…
Semiquincentennial of the United States of America
Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
My beloved children in the Lord,
Today, on the day of the resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, we also honor our most venerable father Herman on the day of his glorification. And on this same day, in obedience to the directive of the Holy Synod, we will shortly offer a Service of Thanksgiving for the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of this nation’s founding. Before we do, let us spend a few moments with St. Herman, our patron and wonderworker, because he has something particular to teach us about what kind of thanksgiving we are about to offer.
Saint Herman’s own life very nearly spans the period in which this republic came into being and it may be wo...
17 Jul 2026 at 5:48pm
Calgary, Alberta Friday, July 17, 2026 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 7:35–8:7 · Gospel: Matthew 15:29–31 In the Name of the…
Calgary, Alberta
Friday, July 17, 2026
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 7:35–8:7 · Gospel: Matthew 15:29–31
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
My beloved children in the Lord – In the rather short reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew appointed for today, we heard how, departing from a certain region, Jesus came near the Sea of Galilee, went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And great multitudes came to Him — bringing with them the lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed, and many others — and they laid them down at His feet, and He healed them. Seeing these miraculous healings, the multitude marveled, and glorified the God of Israel.
The movements in this account are similar to the one we hear during the Paschal season, on the Sunday of the Paralytic. That account, which offers up the miraculous healing on the Sabbath of the paralyti...