Homilies and Sermons
At every Divine Liturgy we meditate, in the context of a homily, upon the scripture reading for the day or occasionally, in the context of a sermon, ponder a special topic relevant for the season. For those who do not live in the San Jose area or cannot join us live and in person for other reasons, a sample of these homilies and sermons are posted here. Please pass on this valuable resource to anyone whom you think might be in need of it. May God bless you!
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Archive
- November 06, 2016 - Sunday Homily: One Baptism
- November 13, 2016 - Sunday Homily: The Good Samaritan
- November 20, 2016 - Sunday Homily: The Armor of God
- November 27, 2016 - Sunday Homily: The Image of the Invisible God
- December 04. 2016 - Sunday Homily: All of you who have been Baptized into Christ
- December 11. 2016 - Sunday Homily: Did you miss Church Today?
- December 18. 2016 - Sunday Homily: Son of Abraham
- December 25. 2016 - Sunday Homily: Replanting the Garden of Eden
- January 01, 2017 - Sunday Homily: New Year's Resolution: Are you incorporating your Mind, Body, and Spirit?
- January 15, 2017 - Sunday Homily: Are you a Jew or a Samaritan?
- January 22, 2017 - Fifteenth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- January 28, 2017 (Berkeley Outreach)
- January 29, 2017 - Sunday of the Canaanite Woman
- February 01, 2017 - Feast of the Presentation
- February 05, 2017 - Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican
- February 12, 2017 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son
- February 19, 2017 - Sunday of Meat-Fare
- February 26, 2017 - Sunday of Cheese-Fare
- March 05, 2017 - Sunday of Orthodoxy
- March 19, 2017 - Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross
- March 25, 2017 - Annunciation of the Mother of God
- March 26, 2017 - Sunday of our Father John Climacus
- April 02, 2017 - Sunday of Mary of Egypt
- April 08, 2017 - Saturday of Lazarus
- April 09, 2017 - Palm Sunday
- April 10, 2017 - Presanctified Liturgy
- April 11, 2017 - Bridegroom Matins
- April 13, 2017 - The Mystical Supper
- April 15, 2017 - Baptism
- April 16, 2017 - Pascha
- April 23, 2017 - Sunday of St. Thomas
- May 07, 2017 - Sunday of the Paralytic
- May 14, 2017 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
- May 21, 2017 - Sunday of the Man Born Blind
- May 25, 2017 - Feast of the Ascension
- May 28, 2017 - Sunday of the Fathers of Nicea I
- June 04, 2017 - Sunday of Pentecost
- June 11, 2017 - Sunday of All Saints
- June 18, 2017 - The call of the First Apostle
- June 25, 2017 - Third Sunday After Pentecost
- June 29, 2017 - Commemoration of the Apostles Peter and Paul
- July 02, 2017 - The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
- July 23, 2017 - The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
- July 30, 2017 - The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
- August 6, 2017 - Transfiguration of our Lord
- August 15, 2017 - Dormition of the Mother of God
- August 27, 2017 - The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
- September 03, 2017 - The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
- September 17, 2017 - Sunday After the Holy Cross
- September 24, 2017 - First Sunday After the Holy Cross
- October 08, 2017 - Third Sunday After the Holy Cross
- October 15, 2017 - Fathers of the Second Council of Nicea
- October 22, 2017 - The Sixth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- November 06, 2017 - The Fifth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- November 12, 2017 - Eighth Sunday After the Holy Cross (The Good Samaritan)
- November 19, 2017 - Ninth Sunday After the Holy Cross (The Fool)
- December 03, 2017 - The Fourteenth Sunday After the Holy Cross (Healing the Blind Man)
- December 24, 2017 - Sunday Before the Nativity of our Lord (Genealogy)
- December 25, 2017 - Nativity of our Lord
- December 31, 2017 - Sunday Before the Theophany of our Lord
- January 07, 2018 - Synaxis of the Forerunner John the Baptist
- January 14, 2018 - Leave-taking of the Theophany
- January 28, 2018 - The Sunday of the Prodigal Son
- February 04, 2018 - The Sunday of the Last Judgment
- February 11, 2018 - Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare)
- February 18, 2018 - The Sunday of Orthodoxy
- February 25, 2018 - The Sunday of the Relics and St. Gregory Palamas
- March 04, 2018 - The Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross
- March 11, 2018 - The Sunday of our Father St John Climacus
- March 18, 2018 - The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
- March 24, 2018 - Lazarus Saturday
- April 15, 2018 - Sunday of the Ointment Bearing Women
- July 01, 2018 - Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Cosmas and Damian)
- July 08, 2018 - Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
- July 22, 2018 - The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
- July 28, 2018 - The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
- August 05, 2018 - The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
- August 19, 2018 - The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost - The Wicked Tenants
- September 02, 2018 - The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
- September 09, 2018 - The Sunday Before The Holy Cross
- October 14, 2018 - Fathers of the Second Council of Nicea
- October 21, 2018 - The Sixth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- November 04, 2018 - The Fifth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- November 11, 2018 - The Eighth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- November 18, 2018 - The Ninth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- December 02, 2018 - The Fourteenth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- December 09, 2018 - The Tenth Sunday After the Holy Cross
- December 16, 2018 - The Sunday of the Forefathers
- December 23, 2018 - The Sunday Before the Nativity of our Lord
- December 24, 2018 - The Nativity of our Lord
- January 06, 2019 - Theophany of our Lord
- January 13, 2019 - The Sunday After Theophany
- February 03, 2019 - The Sunday of the Canaanite Woman
- February 24, 2019 - The Sunday of Meat-Fare
- March 03, 2019 - The Sunday of Cheese-Fare
- March 10, 2019 - The Sunday of Orthodoxy
- March 17, 2019 - Sunday of the Holy Relics and St. Gregory Palamas
- March 31, 2019 - The Sunday of our Father John Climacus
- April 07, 2019 - The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
- April 14, 2019 - Palm Sunday
- July 28, 2019 - The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
- August 18, 2019 - The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
- August 25, 2019 - The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
- September 08, 2019 - The Nativity of the Mother of God
- September 15, 2019 - The Sunday After the Holy Cross
- September 29, 2019 - The Second Sunday After the Holy Cross
- October 06, 2019 - The Third Sunday After the Holy Cross
- March 01, 2020 - The Sunday of Orthodoxy
- May 10, 2020 - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
- May 17, 2020 - The Sunday of the Man Born Blind
- May 20, 2020 - Leavetaking of Pascha
- May 21, 2020 - Ascension Thursday
- May 24, 2020 - The Seventh Sunday from Pascha
- May 31, 2020 - Pentecost
- April 24, 2021 - The Third Sunday from Pascha
- May 9, 2021 - The Sunday of the Man Born Blind
- May 23, 2021 - Pentecost
- June 6, 2021 - The Second Sunday from Pentecost
- June 13, 2021 - The Third Sunday from Pentecost
- June 20, 2021 - The Fourth Sunday from Pentecost
- July 4, 2021 - The Sixth Sunday from Pentecost
- July 18, 2021 - The Eighth Sunday from Pentecost
- July 20, 2021 - The Feast of St. Elias
- July 25, 2021 - No Liturgy
- August 1, 2021 - The Dormition Fast
- August 6, 2021 - The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- August 8, 2021 - The Eleventh Sunday from Pentecost
- August 15, 2021 - The Dormition of the Theotokos
- August 22, 2021 - The Thirteenth Sunday From Pentecost
- August 29, 2021 - The Fourteenth Sunday From Pentecost
- September 5, 2021 - The Fifteenth Sunday From Pentecost
- September 12, 2021 - Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- September 19, 2021 - Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- September 26, 2021 - The Eighteenth Sunday from Pentecost
- October 3, 2021 - The Nineteenth Sunday from Pentecost
- February 2, 2022 - The Meeting of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ with Simeon and Anna
- February 6, 2022 - Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
- February 13, 2022 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son
- February 20, 2022 - The Sunday of Meatfare
- February 27, 2022 - The Sunday of Cheesefare / Forgiveness Sunday
- March 6, 2022 - The 1st Suday of the Great Fast
- March 13, 2022 - The 2nd Suday of the Great Fast
- March 20, 2022 - The 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast
- March 27, 2022 - The 4th Suday of the Great Fast
- April 3, 2022 - The 5th Suday of the Great Fast
- April 10, 2022 - Palm (Flowery) Sunday
- April 17, 2022 - The Feast of Pascha
- April 24, 2022 - Thomas Sunday
- May 8, 2022 - The Sunday of the Paralytic Man
- May 15, 2022 - The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
- May 22, 2022 - The Sunday of the Man Born Blind
- May 26, 2022 - The Ascension of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ
- May 29, 2022 - The Sunday of the Fathers of the First Nicean Council
- June 5, 2022 - The Sunday of Pentecost
- June 12, 2022 - The Sunday of All Saints
- June 19, 2022 - The Second Sunday from Pentecost
- June 26, 2022 - The Third Sunday from Pentecost
- June 29, 2022 - The Feast of the Holy Pre-Eminent Apostles Peter and Paul
- July 3, 2022 - The Fourth Sunday from Pentecost
- July 10, 2022 - The Fifth Sunday from Pentecost
- July 17, 2022 - The Sixth Sunday from Pentecost
- July 20, 2022 - The Feast of St. Elias
- July 24, 2022 - The Seventh Sunday from Pentecost
- July 31, 2022 - The Eighth Sunday from Pentecost
- August 6, 2021 - The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- August 7,2022 - The Ninth Sunday from Pentecost
- August 14,2022 - The Tenth Sunday from Pentecost
- August 15,2022 - The Dormition of the Theotokos
- August 28,2022 - The Twelfth Sunday from Pentecost
- September 4, 2022 - The Thirteenth Sunday from Pentecost
- September 8, 2022 - The Nativity of the Theotokos
- September 11, 2022 - Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- September 14, 2022 - The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- September 18, 2022 - Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- September 25, 2022 - The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- October 9, 2022 - The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- October 16, 2022 - The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
- October 23, 2022 - The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
- October 30, 2022 - The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
- August 6, 2023 - The Transfiguration of the Lord
- August 13, 2023 - The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
- August 15, 2023 - The Dormition of the Theotokos
- August 20, 2023 - The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
- August 27, 2023 - The Thirteenth Sunday after Penetcost
- November 5, 2023 - The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
- November 19, 2023 - The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
- November 21, 2023 - The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
- November 26, 2023 - The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost