Words for the Lord's, Mother of God and solemn days

Contents 1. Word for the New Year 2. Word for the New Year 3. Word for the week before Baptism (The Grace of the Holy Spirit flowing in Baptism captures the internal changes of the heart and movements of the spirit and from them forms a new inner man in us) 4. Word for the Baptism of the Lord (The Lord commanded His Church to brightly celebrate His Epiphany, and He deigns to introduce each of us into the joy of celebration only through the judgment of conscience) 5. Word for Baptism of the Lord (How should those baptized behave at the Baptism of the Lord? The place of pagan customs when welcoming the New Year. About the clairvoyant. We must realize the urgency of the matter of our salvation and show determination in striving for the Lord) 6. Word per week after Baptism (Everything that depends on the Grace of God for the position of Christian life in us is given immediately and renewal is accomplished by grace, the same that depends on our freedom is postponed until age, when a person independently and self-willingly surrenders himself to Grace) 7. Word for the week after Baptism (Christian society has its own spirit, its own principles and its own rules, and must resist the penetration and strengthening of pagan customs alien to it, as humiliating for Christians and offensive to the Lord) 8. Word for the Meeting of the Lord (how to achieve the bliss of the Meeting of the Lord?) 9. Word for the Meeting of the Lord (They meet the Lord only by zealously fulfilling the commandments. This is the fruit of hard work and reward for labors. The Meeting of the Lord is a manifestation of the inner life of man) 10. The Word for the Meeting of the Lord (The Song of St. Simeon “Now You Let Go” means the limit of a person’s aspirations - a meeting with the Lord and what the kingdom of God is, which is within us) 11. Word on the accession to the throne of His Majesty the Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich (Do not consider as improvement and success (progress) that which cools one’s faith and alienates one from the Church, which can lead not only to a violation of the statutes of faith and the Church, but also to the desire and demand for changes and abolitions in them, which can completely obscure the bright face of faith and displaces from memory any thought about our end and purpose) 12. Word on the accession to the throne of His Majesty the Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich (What is prosperity? The continuity of God's care of our fate for the good. How to attract God's favor to oneself? What is religious tolerance? In the state, the holy faith should be above all else, and everything else should be governed by it) 13. Word on the accession to the throne of His Majesty the Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich (Our prosperity depends on us, but is determined by the fidelity and steadfastness of the principles that we adhere to. This is the concept of God, of all created things, of man, of the world with its beginning, continuation and end) 14. Word on the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos (On joy. What does it mean that the Annunciation, brightly celebrated, is almost always celebrated within the framework of holy fasting - a time of weeping and lamentation? Just as the Son of God enters into communion with our nature, which he called the church, so we must enter into the Church, which is his body) 15. Word on the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos (The Incarnation of the Son of God is the beginning of the entire economy of our salvation. The great mystery of piety comes into manifestation, the eternal counsel is revealed, the wisdom hidden from time to time and generations is proclaimed. But the mystery does not cease to be a mystery) 16. Word on the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos (What are our rights to joy and how can we enter into them? Enter the Kingdom of Christ through the door of repentance; having entered inside, walk there the field of righteousness; having completed the race, you will enter. to the region of the world, behind which unperturbed and endless joy will meet you 17. Word on the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos (What will we bring as a gift to the Mother of God, through whom the joy of life was poured out on us? – We must assimilate the spirit of her life: to do the will of God without reasoning) 18. Word for the week of Vaiy (What does it mean to be like children? - To begin to work for the Lord from a young age, as soon as we realize our obligations given in baptism. Convey our whole heart into works of pleasing God with childlike faith and simplicity) 19. Word for the week of Vaiy (The event of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem - the fulfillment of the prophecy “behold” your king is coming,” and the manner of fulfillment foreshadows the calling of the pagans) 20. Homily on the Great Four (The Rite of Washing the Feet. Interpretation of the action of the Lord, sacredly remembered) 21. Homily on Great Heel (reflections before the Shroud. What does it mean to share in Christ’s passion? Three ways of being crucified with the Lord) 22. Homily on Great Heel, before Shroud (reflections) 23. Word of Great Saturday (Rest of Great Saturday. Reflections while contemplating the Holy Sepulcher. All past, present and future are redeemed at the price of this death. In Christianity, no matter what you start to reason about, you will always come to one thing: repent and live according to the gospel, with the help of God) 24. Homily on the day of Holy Easter (Feelings aroused by the singing of the Paschal Canon: hatred of all the impurity of passions and sins, zeal for the glory of the risen Lord and complete trust in Him) 25. Homily on the birthday of the most pious sovereign Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich (True revival, like life, can only flow from the source of all life. What is the revival of the 15th–16th centuries? For all the sciences will be found in our confession of basic concepts - revealed truths by God) 26. Word on the Ascension of the Lord (the joy of the Church celebrating the Ascension of the Lord, which is His greatest glorification. What does the Ascension of the Lord mean for the visible and invisible world?) 27. Word on Pentecost (What does it mean “we celebrate the coming of the Spirit”? The Spirit of God leads those who receive it to the intended perfection. The beginning of everything is repentance, the middle is labors and exploits in cleansing the heart from passion, the end is the sacred and secret communion with God) 28. Word on Pentecost (What will we bring as a gift to the Lord, who has bestowed upon us the gift of the Holy Spirit? If we kindle the gift of God - the spirit, it will not fade away; if we do not offend it, it will remain in us. And with it all the abundance and fullness of spiritual life. And for this we must remain in prayerful and ascetic labor according to the rites and regulations of the Church) 29. Word for Pentecost (The Spirit of God lives in the Church. Does the Spirit of God live in us? - Lives and acts when there is spiritual life in us. The Spirit, combined with the body, is appointed in the world of God to be a priest, so as not only to live in God itself, but also to introduce everything material through itself into the communion of Divine life) 30. Word on the birthday Empress Maria Alexandrovna (about raising children in the Christian spirit. You can enlighten the mind and form the heart only in the Lord Jesus, receiving supernatural help in the Church of God, in its holy sacraments and all sanctifying institutions) 31. Word on the Transfiguration of the Lord (By His Transfiguration the Lord shows to what glory he raises human nature in himself, but the transformation of the inner man is impossible without Divine grace, which is given in the holy sacraments) 32. Word on the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Why is the death of the Mother of God called Dormition? How to prepare for the exodus in order to meet it not only without fear of grief, but also with eagerness?) 33. Word on the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Our earthly life is the beginning of our endless life and a necessary means to acquiring eternal bliss. In whatever form life appears on earth, all leads to this goal) 34. Word on the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (The Dormition of the Mother of God is the hope of transition to eternal life. Death is a common destiny, and glory after death is the property of pure and living faith) 35. Homily for the coronation (What does the crowning of a king mean - royal anointing? Preservation, exaltation and strengthening of good dispositions that make up a true and trustworthy public life is our main and everlasting business) 36. Homily on the day of the sovereign’s name day Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich (On the piety of our ancestors. What is the spirit of the world? The need to educate the younger generation in the spirit of faith and piety, opposite to the spirit of the world) 37. Word for the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos and the birthday of the heir to the Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (How can we retain the mercy of God, how to extend and strengthen the well-being of our patronymic? - By grateful confession of the mercies of the Lord; complete devotion to the holy wise will of God; fulfillment of the commandments of God) 38. Word for the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos and the birthday of the heir to the Tsarevich (Two festivals: the subject of the first is the beginning of the fulfillment of the hopes of the human race, the second is the foundation of the good hopes of our fatherland. The order of God requires that we work until we sweat, arranging our life and the course of our affairs favorable to us, and we expect the success of our labors solely from the blessing of God) 39. Word for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the birthday of the heir to Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (What are the three fundamental elements of Russian life: Orthodoxy, autocracy, nationality?) 40. Word on the Exaltation of the Honorable Cross of the Lord (Our Lord Jesus Christ, having abolished death through the cross, gave us eternal life in it, and every person who wants to partake of this life must lift up some kind of cross. Here is an abbreviated teaching about the life given by the Cross) 41. Word on the Exaltation of the Honorable Cross of the Lord (The Cross of Christ was the ladder of ascension from hell to heaven for those who lived before the Lord Jesus Christ. For us, it is a ladder of ascent to heaven immediately after the soul leaves the body, but only those who are accustomed to walk under the cross in real life ascend it) 42. Word on the Exaltation of the Precious Cross of the Lord (As from the cross of the Lord - salvation for the whole world, so from our crucifixion on our cross - our salvation. Features of the monastic cross) 43. Word on the introduction to the church of the Most Holy Theotokos (Believers should follow in the footsteps of the Mother of God ascend into the inner church - before the face of the King and God Himself. The steps of mental ascent to God) 44. Word on the introduction of the Most Holy Theotokos into the church (Just before the appearance of Christ, the prophecies ceased. The Most Pure Young Lady, born and brought into the church, proclaims Christ. What is the light of Christ and who enters into it? 45. Word on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Only the death of the God-man can remove the guilt of sin from the human race. Only the works of the God-man can replenish a person’s life spent in sin with the deeds of righteousness) 46. Word on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (the justification of man could not be arranged otherwise than by the power and action of God incarnate, but our rebirth to a new life is impossible without the incarnation of God) 47. Word on the eve of the Nativity of Christ (Explanation of prophecies about the Messiah) 48. Word for the Nativity of Christ (Joy or not joy on this day is the touchstone of our proper or improper relationship with the born Lord. He who has entered into communion with the Lord cannot help but rejoice) 49. Word for the Nativity of Christ (At the very hour of the birth of Christ, every creature, both rational and unreasonable, glorified Christ. Those rejoicing in this holy joy will not want to know other joys. About modern entertainment for Christmas) 50. Word on the second day of the Nativity of Christ (How to worthily meet the born Lord? - Together with the shepherds - the desire for salvation, together with Joseph and the Mother of God - reverent repose in him, together with the wise men - a willing procession after Him, together with the angels - grateful praise to Him) You might be interested in: