Lent, Holy Week, & Pascha – Patrick Henry Reardon

Is the World Anchored Anywhere?

Abigail — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 01:46:04 +0000

Fr. Pat preached this homily on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of St. John Climacus), March, 29, 2009. The Scripture readings that day were Hebrews 6:13-20 and Mark 9:17-31.

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The Struggle of Faith

Abigail — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:02:10 +0000

The 9th chapter of the Gospel of Mark opens with the account of the Transfiguration, then is immediately followed by the the story of Jesus healing a boy possessed by an unclean spirit, a spirit which Jesus’ disciples were unable to cast out. Fr. Pat makes three observations about faith which we can learn from this story. The painting Fr. Pat refers to is The Transfiguration by Rafael. Fr. Pat preached this homily on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (St. John Climacus), March, 14, 2010.

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Melchizedek: The Prefiguration of Christ

Abigail — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:08:38 +0000

Melchizedek, the first person in Holy Scripture called to be a priest, a gentile living nearly a thousand years before the sons of Aaron served in the temple of Solomon, provides for us a prefiguration of Christ, whose roles as our King and our Priest are inseparable. Fr. Pat preached this homily on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (St. John Climacus), April, 10, 2005.

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Saint Paul or Faust?

Abigail — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 02:14:37 +0000

Both Saint Paul and Faust, the man who sells his soul to the devil, have something to say about faith, hope, and patience. Fr. Pat considers the great divide between these two men. Fr. Pat preached this homily on the second Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2008.

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Our Elders in the Faith

Abigail — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:04:25 +0000

In this homily from 2008 preached on the Feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (which was also Forgiveness Sunday), Fr. Pat reminds us of the great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. The text is Hebrews 12:1-10.

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What God Does For Us

Abigail — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:48:17 +0000

We must not imagine that the meaning of Lent consists in what we do for God during this time. Rather, the importance of the season lies in what God does for us. Fr. Pat preached this homily on March 27, 2005.

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Judge, Brother, Teacher

Abigail — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 03:15:14 +0000

A homily from Meatfare Sunday, February 7, 2010.

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Nature, History, Destiny

Abigail — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:34:01 +0000

A homily from Meatfare Sunday, February 22, 2009.

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The Last Judgment, the Moral Law, and Wisdom

Abigail — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 04:46:33 +0000

Fr. Pat looks at Jesus’ words about the Last Judgment in Matthew 25:31-46. This sermon was given on Meatfare Sunday, February 19, 2017.

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