In this final reflection on the Great Litany, Fr. Thomas talks about the exclamation made at the end. He also talks about silent prayers and audible prayers in the Divine Liturgy.

In his continuing series on the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Thomas is now at the point of the Apostle reading. He comments on how, where, and by whom it is to be read.

After his last episode, Fr. Thomas got a thoughtful letter from a listener challenging his remarks on female readers of the Apostolic writings in the Divine Liturgy. In this episode he reads the letter and answers the concerns raised.

Fr. Thomas reflects on the prayer read by the priest or bishop just before the Gospel reading in the Divine Liturgy.

Fr. Tom now gets to the offertory procession with the Bread and the Wine which will be offered and then consecrated into the Body and Blood of Christ at the Eucharistic Anaphora of the Divine Liturgy.

Fr. Thomas looks at the significance of using leavened bread and real wine for the Eucharist.

Fr. Thomas begins today some reflections on the rite of the preparation of the bread and the wine to be offered on the altar in the ritual called the Proskomede.

Fr. Thomas explores the significance of the way the bread is cut and laid on the diskos during the preparation for the eucharist.

Remembering all the Saints. Fr. Tom takes us through his own practice of remembering the "great cloud of witnesses" when preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist.

Fr. Tom talks about the "star" that is placed over the bread as well as the psalms and prayers that are said when both the chalice and diskos are covered with the cloth.

Today Fr. Tom looks at the differences in the Antiochian tradition in the way the Proskomede is done.

In this podcast Fr. Tom begins his reflections on the words and actions of the Great Entrance with the Bread and Wine to the Altar Table.

Fr. Tom offers a very helpful explanation of what we are actually offering in the procession of the Great Entrance in the Divine Liturgy.

Fr. Tom completes his reflections on the Great Offertory Entrance of the Divine Liturgy.

Fr. John shares his homily on the Eighth Commandment.

Fr. John shares his homily on the Ninth Commandment.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 8:18.

Fr. John shares his homily on Matthew 18:15-20.

Fr. John continues his series from Psalm 118, "Wherewithal shall a young man correct his way? By keeping Thy words."

Fr. John shares about godly parenting from Ephesians 5:22-33.

Today's sermon is by Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal, who visited our parish on the eve of our patronal feast day (St. Jonah).

Fr. John shares about the life of St. Catherine the Great.

Fr. John shares stories of martyrdom and encourages us to prepare for our own.

Fr. John shares about how the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord fits in with the Old Testament and today.

Fr. John shares about repentance from Isaiah 1:1-20 on the first Sunday of Great Lent.

Fr. John shares from Acts 3:1-8. "We, apart from God's grace, are unable to offer God the true and spiritual worship that He requires of us. But if we will come to the Temple and beg for His mercy, He will say to us, 'Rise up and walk.' If we've come and still feel ourselves to be spiritual cripples, we need to not give up, but take every opportunity to come to the Temple of God, because this is where what we need spiritually is to be found."

Fr. John shares from John 5:31-47.

Fr. John shares from Matthew 15.

Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:17-29.

Fr. John shares from Mark 7:31-37.

Fr. John shares about the Canaanite Woman from Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30.

Fr. John shares from the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31).

Fr. John shares the stories of the raising of Jairus' daughter and the healing of the woman with the issue of blood. Jesus deals with each of us where we are.

Fr. John shares about the easy yoke of Christ, from Matthew 11:28-30.

Fr. John speaks from 2 Timothy 4:1-8.

Guest speaker Fr. Demetri Carrelas shares from Mark 8:34-9:1.

Guest homilist Hieromonk Alexander (Reichert) shares encouragement from the Healing of the Paralytic.

Fr. John talks about the importance of celebrating the feasts of the Church.

Fr. John makes a connection between the beheading of St. John the Forerunner and 9-11.

Fr. John shares from Matthew 13:44-52.

Fr. John shares from Luke 8:5-15; Hosea 10:12-13; and Jeremiah 4:3.

Fr. John shares from 2 Kings 5.

Fr. John shares from Jude 3.

Fr. John shares about the cleansing of the temple from Matthew 21:12-14, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48.

Fr. John talks about St. Hyacinth.

Fr. John shares from 1 Corinthians 2:1-10.

Fr. John uses the passage from Philippians 4 to illustrate the importance of being grounded in Christ.

Fr. John reflects on Psalm 118:89-96.

Fr. John speaks from Psalm 118, and the importance of not only understanding God's will, but also doing it.