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All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Adult Sunday School. A link to the handout is below. Handouts: (will open in a new tab) The Lenten Gospel Lectionary To see audio options, select the three dots on the right side of the audio player.
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 . . . Read more
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 . . . Read more
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. To see audio . . . Read more
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. To see audio options, select the three dots on . . . Read more
In this homily preached the fourth Sunday of Great Lent 2014, Fr. Pat looks at the story of Jesus driving a demon out of a young boy from Mark 9, and makes three observations what this story teaches about faith. This homily was preached on March 30, 2014.
Online Adult Sunday School April 4, 2021. This is the 24th class in Fr. Pat’s 2020-2021 series on the Gospel of Mark. The series is entitled “Peter Remembers”. Scroll down to see the tab for audio only. Here is the handout for the class. (The link will open in a . . . Read more
Fr. Pat preached at Divine Liturgy on Sunday, March 14, 2021, Forgiveness Sunday. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans (13:11-14:4)Brethren, now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is athand. Let us therefore cast off the works . . . Read more
Fr. Pat preached this homily at the Vesperal Divine Liturgy on March 8, 2017. The text is Mark 6:30-44, Feeding the Five Thousand.