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...
16 Jul 2026 at 5:44pm
Calgary, Alberta Thursday, July 16, 2026 Christ is in our midst! It is a good thing to sit down together at the end of a…
Calgary, Alberta
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Christ is in our midst!
It is a good thing to sit down together at the end of a long day — and this has been a long and full day, beginning with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, business meetings, instructional talks, lunch with your clergy wives, an open floor with you this afternoon, and now, finally, a chance simply to eat. I am grateful to Archbishop Irénée and to everyone who has organized this evening, and glad that our business, for a few hours at least, can rest.
This evening has been styled a banquet, and it is worth pausing on that word for a moment. Trace it back far enough — through the French banquet, the Italian banchetto, the Old High German bank — and in every case you arrive at the same humble origin: a bench, un banc. A banquet, properly speaking, was not a meal at separate tables, but a meal ta...