The Mystery of Faith

28 Jul 2024Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaSt. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:18-23The Gospel According to Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1

21 Jul 2024Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaSt. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:18-23The Gospel According to Matthew 8:5-13

7 Jul 2024All Saints of AmericaHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, Reading, PennsylvaniaSt. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5The Gospel According to Matthew 4:18-23

30 Jun 2024Synaxis of the Holy ApostlesHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: Matthew 9:36, 10:1-8At that time, when Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The names of th...

23 June 2024Holy PentecostHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: John 7:37-52; 8:12On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the ...

16 June 2024Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: John 17:1-13At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you...

9 June 2024Sunday of the Blind ManHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: John 9:1-38

2 Jun 2024Sunday of the Samaritan WomanHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: John 4:5-42

19 May 2024Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing WomenHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. And ...

12 May 2024Thomas SundayHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: John 20:19-31On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "P...

21 April 2024Sunday of St Mary of EgyptHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: Mark 10:32-45At that time, Jesus took his twelve disciples, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spi...

24 March 2024Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: John 1:43-51At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything...

17 March 2024St Gertrude of NivellesSt Patrick of IrelandHomily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: Matthew 6:14-21The Lord said, "If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasti...

10 March 2024Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: Matthew 25:31-46The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. The...

18 February 2024Homily, Fr Demetrius Nicoloudakis, St Matthew's Orthodox Christian Church, near Reading, PennsylvaniaGospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us." He answ...