CHRISTMAS GIFT-GIVING
“…O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For if you desired sacrifice, I would have given it; with whole burnt...
GOD OF OUR FATHERS
“He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; As he said to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.” (Lk 1:...
HE COMES TO RESTORE
“Prepare, O Bethlehem, for Eden has been opened to all! / Adorn yourself, O Ephratha, for the tree of life blossoms forth from the Virgin...
SARCASM
“So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ‘He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of...
WITNESSING TO HIM
“But you will receive power (δύναμιν) when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses (μάρτυρες) in Jerusalem, and in all...
HIS DISTURBING LIGHT
“In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the...
HEARING HIS VOICE
“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, as on the day of...
EXISTENTIAL ANGST
“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was...
UNITY OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
“Let us who mystically represent the cherubim and sing the Thrice-holy Hymn to the life-giving Trinity, now lay aside all cares of life,...
FRUITS vs. FATHERS
“John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear...
