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Dustin Lyon · Pentecost Sermon 2020 Sunday of Holy Pentecost We’re all familiar with the icon of Pentecost—we see it every year at this time. When we look at it, we see 12 men sitting in a half-circle. Above them,

Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council Today, the Sunday after the feast of Ascension, we celebrate the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Normally, priests speak about the theological implications of this council: the Fathers had gathered

The Sunday of the Blind Man Following Jesus isn’t always easy. Sometimes it means we have to make a moral or ethical decision that puts our livelihoods in jeopardy. This is what happens in today’s epistle reading from Acts. There

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman I have a lot of friends from seminary who are in the Antiochian Archdiocese. When today’s epistle is read—especially verse 29, “… [it was] in Antioch the disciples assumed the title ‘Christians’ for the first

The Sunday of Paralytic Often, as Christians, we become complacent when we hear Bible stories. Most of us have heard these stories since we were kids, so they no longer hold any surprises for us. As soon as the first

Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women Today is the second Sunday after Pascha, so we turn to our attention to the burial of Jesus and the discovery of the empty tomb. Though we celebrated these events during Holy Week and on

St. Thomas Sunday Interestingly, on Pascha night there are two readings: one from Mark and one from John. The one from Mark ends with the women discovering the empty tomb. An angel then asks them to tell the whole world

Palm Sunday We’re all used to using symbols in our lives to mark events and special occasions. We know there are trees for Christmas, eggs for Easter, candles on cakes for birthdays, and four-leaf clovers for St. Patrick’s Day. The

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt As Jesus was teaching, two of his disciples gathered up enough courage to ask him a bold question. James and John, who were brothers, decided to ask if one of them could sit at

Sunday of St. John of the Ladder Today, we celebrate St. John Climacus. He received the name “Climacus,” which means “ladder,” from a book he wrote: The Ladder of Divine Ascent. There, St. John describes 30 steps, or rungs, for