Fr Silouan Thompson

A sermon by Saint Proclus of Constantinople Our father among the saints, Proclus, was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 434 to 446. He was a friend and disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He is remembered for his “Tome of Proclus” that peacefully mediated doctrinal disputes among the Eastern bishops. His […]

Today we have travelled half of our path to the Holy Pascha of our Lord

On the Second Sunday of Lent the Church commemorates our father among the saints Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica.

We venerate your icon, good Lord, asking forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God...

See what fasting does: it heals illnesses, drives out demons, removes wicked thoughts, and makes the heart pure...

Contrary to what many think or feel, Lent is a time of joy.

Today we commemorate Adam’s being cast out from Paradise.

All the nations will be gathered and He will separate them as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

The Church provides us with a series of Sundays to prepare us for the journey of Great Lent. The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the next signpost on our journey. Today’s Gospel reading is Luke 18:10-14. In this passage we meet a pillar of the church who believed his […]

This feast, celebrated on February 2/15, is also named The Meeting of the Lord. This is the final feast related to the Nativity of Christ, a period that began in November with the Nativity fast. Today we commemorate the entrance of the Lord into his temple and his meeting with […]