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Author: Fr Andrew Applegate

Glorious Pentecost!

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Live Audio Version Pentecost – June 4, 2023 Gospel: John 7:37-52; 8:12  Epistle: Acts 2: 1-11            Today is the great feast of Pentecost! We once again invoke the Holy Read more…

Who is Christ?

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Who is Christ?

Live audio file Ascension/Fathers of the 1st Eccum.  Council  May 28, 2023 John:17:26                                                   We have finished the Paschal cycle for this year, we do not use the Paschal greeting “Christ Read more…

“We are all Blind ”

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“We are all Blind ”

Live audio recording 6th Sun after Pascha; May 21, 2023   John 9: 1-38      Fr. Andrew   Christ is Risen!!! In today’s gospel, Christ gives sight to the man born completely Read more…

St. Photoni Living Water!

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 5th Sunday after Pascha, Orthodoxy, St. Photini, Worship in Spirit and Truth - by Fr Andrew Applegate
St. Photoni Living Water!

5th Sun after Pascha, May 14, 2023; St. Photini – Living Water!   John 4: 5-42;  Fr. Andrew Today we have the Gospel reading from St. John of the Samaritan woman Read more…

Do you Want to be Healed?

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged Healing, Orthodoxy, Sunday of the Paralytic - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Do you Want to be Healed?

Live audio version Sunday of the Paralytic: Gospel: John 5: 1-15 : Epistle: Acts 9: 32-42   May 7, 2023   fr andrew I love this time between Pascha and Ascension Read more…

Myrrhbearing Women – Who Will Roll Away the Stone?

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 3rd Sunday after Pascha, Kingdom of Heaven, Myrrhbearing Women, Orthodoxy - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Myrrhbearing Women – Who Will Roll Away the Stone?

Live Audio File 3rd Sun. after Pascha  Myrrhbearing Women;   April 30, 2023    Mark 15: 43- 16:8      Fr Andrew Christ is Risen! The Myrrhbearing women – those who had faithfully followed Read more…

St. Thomas Sunday “Peace be with you”

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 1st Sunday after Pascha, Communion, orthodox, peace be with you, St. Thomas Sunday - by Fr Andrew Applegate
St. Thomas Sunday “Peace be with you”

Live audio file 1st Sun after Pascha “Thomas Sunday”  April 23, 2023,  John: 20:19-31  Fr. Andrew Christ is Risen!!! We have just finished walking with Christ for the most important Read more…

True and False Riches

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged Kingdom of Heaven, Orthodoxy - by Fr Andrew Applegate
True and False Riches

9th Sun. of Luke    Nov. 20, 2022    Luke 12: 15-21     In today’s short 7 verse Gospel we get a very direct lesson on what true wealth consists of. We Read more…

Mustard Seed Faith

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Matt.17:14-23, Mustard Seed Faith, Orthodoxy - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Mustard Seed Faith

10th Sun after Pent. Aug 21, 2022,    Matt 17:14-23;  As Peter, James, and John are coming down the mountain with their Lord, still glowing from the mountaintop experience of the Read more…

Lord Save Me!!!

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Matt.14:22-34, Orthodoxy - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Lord Save Me!!!

9th Sun. after Pent. Aug.14, 2022; Matthew 14:22-34;        Today we pick up immediately where we left off last week. The 5000 have been fed, and had their physical hunger Read more…

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