Sermon by Fr. Matthew BakerNotes for a sermon delivered during Great Vespers, Dormition of the Theotokos, 2014Today we celebrate a great and joyous solemnity: the falling asleep of the Mother of God in Jerusalem, and her bodily translation into glory.“The Whole Mystery of the Economy”The readings … [Read more...]
Sermon on the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
by St. John of Kronstadt “Magnify O my soul, the honourable Translation of the Mother of God from earth to heaven.” (Refrain for the 9th Ode of the Canon) Let us be happy, beloved brothers and sisters that we belong to the Holy Orthodox Church, worthily and rightly glorifying the Most Holy … [Read more...]
Homily On The Dormition
By St. Luke of Simferopol Each of us is tormented with the question: what will happen to us and what awaits us after death? A sure answer to this question we cannot find by ourselves. But Holy Scripture, and first of all the word of our Lord Jesus Christ, reveals the secret to us. It is also … [Read more...]
