Sunday, May 19, 2013

Homily - Pentecost Sunday - 5/19/13

Homily given on Pentecost Sunday 2013 by Fr. Robert Rankin.  In his homily, Fr. Rankin spoke on the meaning of Pentecost and how it fulfills the work of Christ and the tie in with Moses getting the ten commandments from God on Mt. Sinai.   Fr. Rankin also reflected on three things that the Holy Spirit does in our life: 1.  It saves us, 2. It shapes us and 3. It sanctifies us.

Homily - Pentecost Sunday - 5/19/13

Gospel - Pentecost Sunday - 5/19/13

Byzantine Catholic Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday.

Gospel - Pentecost Sunday - 5/19/13

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Homily - Sunday after Ascension - 5/12/13

Homily given on the Sunday after Ascension by Fr. Robert Rankin.  In his homily, Fr. Rankin reflected on the liturgical period we are in with the Ascension and the promise of Christ fulfilled; with Pentecost coming upon us and the promise of the Holy Spirit yet to come; and finally, with these two liturgical events happening on Mothers Day and how the Holy Theotokos is there as a spiritual mother to all of us.

Homily - Sunday after Ascension - 5/12/13

Gospel - Sunday after Ascension - 5/12/13

Byzantine Catholic Gospel reading for the Sunday after Ascension - 5/12/13

Gospel - Sunday after Ascension - 5/12/13

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Homily - Sunday of Man Born Blind - 5/5/13

Homily given by Fr. Rankin on the Sunday of the Man Born Blind, May 5, 2013.  In his homily, Fr. Rankin spoke of ten traits that all Christians should strive to live by and tied those traits into the Gospel reading and the Epistle for the Sunday of the Man Born Blind.

Homily - Sunday of Man Born Blind - 5/5/13

Gospel - Sunday of Man Born Blind - 5/5/13

Bzyantine Gospel reading for the Sunday of the Man Born Blind.

Gospel - Sunday of Man Born Blind - 5/5/13