Vespers – Patrick Henry Reardon

God’s Artistic Spirit

Abigail — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:12:08 +0000

Vespers from September 28, 2024. God calls Bezalel and the others who will use their talents to beautify the Temple.

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The Gift of the Nile

Abigail — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:56:52 +0000

Vespers. The text is Exodus 2:1-10. All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, July 1, 2023.

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Xerxes and Paul

Abigail — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:37:01 +0000

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.

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She Walks In Beauty, Like the Night

Abigail — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:33:26 +0000

“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.

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Be Sober and Watchful

Abigail — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 07:44:55 +0000

Vespers, Saturday, February 23, 2019.

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The Sin Offering

Abigail — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:22:55 +0000

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 preaches on the Sin Offering in Leviticus Chapter 4.

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The Supremacy of Love

Abigail — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 04:46:16 +0000

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.

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Covenant and Memory

Abigail — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 23:42:37 +0000

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, January 14, 2023

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The Means at Our Disposal

Abigail — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 04:49:38 +0000

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 translated as “might”.

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The Practice of Prayer in the Pursuit of Wisdom

Abigail — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:06:53 +0000

All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Saturday, October 22, 2022. The Feast of James the Just. The text is James 1:1-11.

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