The Gift of the Nile
Vespers. The text is Exodus 2:1-10. All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, July 1, 2023. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.
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Vespers. The text is Exodus 2:1-10. All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, July 1, 2023. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.
Fr. Pat compares an event from the life of Xerxes as told by Herodotus in Book 7 of The Histories to a similar event in the lives of Paul and his companions as told by Luke in Acts 16:1-12. All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Vespers. . . . Read more
“She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies;” — Lord Byron On the eve of the Feast of Purim, 2011, Fr. Pat gives a meditation on the name and the character of Esther. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side . . . Read more
Vespers, Saturday, February 23, 2019. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.
Jesus fulfills all of the ancient sacrifices of the Old Testament; He is the perfect sacrifice in every sense, and all the sacrifices of the Law are fulfilled in that of the Cross. This is one of the reasons why it’s important to read the book of Leviticus. Fr. Pat . . . Read more
When the Apostle Paul lists faith, hope, and love as a triad of things that abide, he takes care to assert that the greatest of these is love. In this homily from Vespers on January 5, 2014, Fr. Pat examines these three things more closely. To see audio options, select . . . Read more
All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, January 14, 2023 To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.
All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Wednesday, January 11, 2023. We are instructed in the Bible to “love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deut. 6:5 – KJV). Father Pat takes a closer look at the Hebrew word . . . Read more
All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, October 22, 2022. The Feast of James the Just. The text is James 1:1-11. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.
All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, October 17, 2020. The text text is Joshua 1:1-9. To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.