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Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Liberty Hill, Texas, located at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, brings you the weekly homilies from our clergy. Suited for Orthodox faithful and...
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Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Liberty Hill, Texas, located at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, brings you the weekly homilies from our clergy. Suited for Orthodox faithful and inquirers alike, join us for this weekly teaching on the Holy Scriptures and great saints of the Church.
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6 APR 2025 · On the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, Abp. Irineos departs from the Forefeast of the Annunciation to talk about the Life of St. Mary of Egypt, and to examine her ascetic struggle. Drawing on her life in the desert, he urges the faithful to emulate her example, finding their own spiritual desert to war against the passions, and to engage the concept of repentance on a deep and life altering level as St. Mary did. He discusses the church's condescension to repentant sinners, looking at both St. Mary and Abba Moses the Black as examples of soul healing spiritual medicine taking precedence over shallow legalism.
6 APR 2025 · On the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, Abp. Irineos discusses the Ladder of Divine Ascent, and how as lay people we may draw from its wisdom. He urges the faithful never to fall to despondency when considering the path of the monastics who are the intended audience of the book, but to take courage and climb together in community.
28 FEB 2025 · On the Sunday of the Last Judgment, Abp. Irineos discusses the Gospel account of the Last Judgment and compares it to the conceptions of salvation prevalent in western "Christianity." He reminds the faithful that it is impossible to separate our faith from the works of mercy, love and compassion that bear witness to the flowering of that faith. In the judgment, the scales are not weighing out the quantity of our works to see if we meet some standard to enter heaven. Rather, our deeds are testifying to whether or not we had faith in Christ. The separation of works from any role in salvation is unbiblical, but it is also incredibly dangerous to the salvation of those who understand faith alone to represent a singular or assured moment of salvation.
16 FEB 2025 · On the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Abp. Irineos looks at the parable and particularly on the beginning of the journey of repentance when the prodigal "comes to himself." He urges the faithful to see their sins and to turn away from the so that they may run to the father who eagerly awaits their return. Examining true repentance, he assures the faithful that God awaits our repentance and is eager to receive us, rejoicing as he did even for the prodigal son.
Note from Abp. Irineos: Forgive my mispronounciation of the word metanoia. After pronouncing it correctly last night, I was questioned about it, and did the worst thing I could: I went to the internet which gave me the wrong pronounciation. Yiayia has thoroughly chastised me for doubting myself and listening to the computer.
10 FEB 2025 · On the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Abp. Irineos examines the first virtue of the Triodion period - humility - and drawing upon St. Gregory Palamas and St. Basil the Great uses the Parable as a teaching example on how to pray and how an excess of pride can lead to prayer the condemns the one praying. Let us cling to the example of the Publican and in his humility find the prayer that justifies!
12 GEN 2025 · On the Sunday after Nativity, while we bask in the joy of the Nativity, the Church appoints for our hearing the Gospel account of the slaughter of the Holy Innocents. This outrageous act of wrath and anger moves all who hear of it to great sorrow. It also often serves as ammunition for those who doubt God or seek to justify not following him, as they ask how a loving God can permit this kind of suffering to be inflicted on innocent children. And, we too, whether in reading scripture or viewing current events, may struggle with the "fairness" of evil being inflicted on those who fall victim to it. In today's homily, Abp. Irineos explains that this problem has been examined by the fathers many times, and that while the answer may not satisfy the atheist who challenges God's existence, for those of us who believe, we know where God's justice is found.
15 DIC 2024 · On the Greek Old Calendar Typikon, the Sundays of Luke are interrupted for the Parable of the Talents. Looking at the Gospel reading, Abp. Irineos discusses the fathers' understanding of the situation of each of the three men who received the talents from their lord. He urges the faithful to be diligent in multiplying their talents, to have a will to work for the glory of God, and to raise ourselves above mundane cares.
15 DIC 2024 · On the day we commemorate St. Catherine the Great, Abp. Irineos discusses the epistle appointed for the commemoration of righteous women. Using the language of Paul's corrective to the Galatians, Abp. Irineos looks at the apostle's teaching from three different angles as the Epistle progresses: the law, our baptism into Christ, and fittingly for the time, the incarnation. Given the continuing heresy of Judaizing, Abp. Irineos examines the purpose of the law before Christ and why it must be fulfilled in Christ. Paul rebukes the Galatians who had subjected the fullness of Christ to their own obedience of the law, and he reminds them that it is Christ who has fulfilled the promise, who has made them heirs, who has made all mankind One in God, and who has been made incarnate for us and for our salvation. They that have ears to hear, let them hear!
1 DIC 2024 · In today's Gospel reading for the Parable of the Rich Fool, Abp. Irineos focuses on the moral of the parable: "So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God." While we can all imagine what it means to lay up treasures for ourselves, the much more difficult question is what it means to be rich toward God. Drawing on patristic commentary, Abp. Irineos urges the faithful to struggle against the consumerism and egoism of modernity and use whatever means and power we may have to lay up treasures in heaven.
20 OTT 2024 · In today's Gospel account, Christ shows compassion upon the grieving widow of Nain and raises her son from his funeral bier. In his homily, Abp. Irineos challenges the faithful to go beyond the literal account of the scripture and consider how the weeping mother stands in the stead of each of us, and how Christ's compassion extends to our tears as well.
Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Liberty Hill, Texas, located at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, brings you the weekly homilies from our clergy. Suited for Orthodox faithful and...
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Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Liberty Hill, Texas, located at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, brings you the weekly homilies from our clergy. Suited for Orthodox faithful and inquirers alike, join us for this weekly teaching on the Holy Scriptures and great saints of the Church.
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| Autore | Abp. Irineos |
| Organizzazione | Bp. Irineos |
| Categorie | Religione e spiritualità |
| Sito | - |
| priest.irineos@gmail.com |
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