Omilia

The collection “Conversations (omilia)” includes 66 sermons of St. Gregory Palamas, most of which were pronounced during his archpastorship in Thessalonica from the pulpit of the cathedral church. Saint Gregory addresses a wide audience - both monastics and laity - explaining the meaning of Holy Scripture, the dogmas of faith and the principles of Christian morality. Main conversation topics include: 1. Liturgical year and holidays. Many omilia are timed to coincide with the most important events of the church calendar: Sundays of Great Lent, the Lord's holidays, the Mother of God holidays and the days of remembrance of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, the prophet John the Baptist, the great martyr. Demetrius of Thessalonica. 2. Gospel stories and their interpretation. The saint analyzes the Gospel parables and miracles of Christ, revealing their current spiritual meaning for believers. 3. Moral instructions. The author pays a lot of attention to the practical aspects of Christian life: maintaining peace and compassion, repentance and mercy, fighting passions (love of money, unchastity) and acquiring virtues (chastity, long-suffering, humility), calling for care about inner thoughts. 4. Theological topics: Orthodox confession of faith, the economy of the Incarnation of Christ, the nature of the Light of Tabor, the meaning of the Sacraments, the Second Coming of Christ. 5. Spiritual life. A special place is occupied by the teaching about unceasing prayer and psalmody as the basis of all good, about the importance of pious stay in church during services, about the meaning of temptations and about spiritual warfare. 6. Pastoral teachings. The saint points out specific problems of his flock: untimely conversations in church, comforting those who mourn, reaction to an epidemic, or a call for peace after his arrival in Thessalonica. “A Homily to John and Theodore the Philosophers,” which concludes the collection, is a separate theological and polemical work addressed to representatives of the rationalist philosophy of its time. The publication presents a translation from Greek made by Archimandrite Ambrose (Pogodin). Omilia I. On maintaining peace with each other. Said on the third day after the arrival of St. Gregory Palamas in Thessalonica On Sunday, the parable of the Lord about the Publican and the Pharisee On the parable of the Lord about the saved prodigal son On the Gospel about the Second Coming of Christ and about mercy and beneficence On the Meeting of the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, it also talks about chastity and the evil opposite to it Exhortation to Lent. It also briefly talks about the creation of the world. It was said during the first week of Lent About faith. It also contains an exposition of the Orthodox Confession In the second week of the Holy Pentecost, which concludes with a presentation of the Gospel story about the Lord’s healing of the paralytic in Capernaum; it also says about those who talk to each other at the wrong time in church during sacred services About the honest and life-giving Cross On the 4th Sunday of the Holy Pentecost, concluding the presentation of what is on that day of the Gospel; it also speaks of zeal for inner thoughts In the 5th Week of Lent; it also talks about the creation of alms On the Annunciation of Our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary About the Economy of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, and about the grace-filled gifts that resulted from this for those who truly believe in Him; and about why God, Who could free man from the tyranny of the devil in numerous ways, used precisely this economy. This Conversation was said on Holy and Great Saturday On the Gospel of the New Week (Fomina Resurrection), explaining the Mystery of the Sabbath and the Lord's Day On the Sunday of Myrrh-Bearers. It also says that the first Mother of God saw the Lord Risen from the dead On the Gospel of Christ about the Samaritan, and about the fact that one should despise the earthly blessings of life On the eighth Sunday morning Gospel of John; it also says that those who remain with piety to the end during Divine services in the church will be honored with great gifts On the Ascension of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ; it also talks about how the legal (Old Testament) Sabbath is fulfilled On the same Feast (Ascension of God and our Savior Jesus Christ); it also talks about passions and virtues On the 10th morning Sunday Gospel; it also speaks of the battle that lies before us, both in the sensory realm and in the spiritual About the manifestation and distribution of the Divine Spirit that took place on the day of Pentecost; it also talks about repentance Said on All Saints Sunday Spoken during the harvest; it also talks about spiritual harvest And this omilia was pronounced during the harvest; it also speaks of the spiritual harvest that is to come for us Pronounced on the feast of the Saints and Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul Having as its theme the healing of the paralytic in Capernaum, about which the Evangelist Matthew narrates; it also talks about sorrow for God's sake Containing a story about the blind who received their sight in the house, as narrated by the Evangelist Matthew. It also says that it is impossible to truly have faith without repentance. Said at a prayer service held on the first day of August His same omilia for the 9th Sunday Gospel according to Matthew; it also talks about temptations About the virtues and the passions opposite to them, and about the fact that the “world”, the “world holder” of which is the devil, is not God’s creation, but these are those who, as a result of the abuse of creation, submitted to him. Said at a prayer service On the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ; it proves that the Light that was at the Transfiguration is uncreated For the same Transfiguration of the Lord; it proves that although the divine Light that was at the Transfiguration was not created, it is not the being of God On the 11th Sunday of the Gospel readings according to Matthew, having as its theme the parable: “The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who desires to quarrel over words (with his servants)”; it also talks about long-suffering and compassion On the all-honorable Dormition of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary On the 1st morning Sunday Gospel (Matthew 28:16–20); it also says that divine baptism is not enough to save a person if at the same time he does not show diligence to keep God’s commandments Said at a prayer service held on the occasion of the unprecedented and ongoing deadly epidemic that was raging at that time About the all-honorable Forerunner of Christ and the Baptist John For the 14th Sunday of the Gospel readings according to Matthew: on the parable of the calling of a son for marriage; in it - and regarding those who say: why did God also call those who would refuse or would not actually respond to the invitation, and why did He create those who would be given over to torment? For the 3rd Sunday of the Gospel readings according to Luke, which has as its theme the resurrection of the youth of the widow of Nain, whom the Lord raised; it also says that we must mutually forgive and have compassion for each other About the likes of the saints, the Great Martyr and the Wonderworker and the Myrrh-Bearer Demetrius Discourse on the Gospel of Luke in the fifth week, which begins: “a certain man was rich and dressed in purple and fine linen” (Luke 16:19). It talks about the rich and the poor, which of them is saved Conversation in the sixth week on the Gospel of Luke, which tells: “When Jesus came ashore, he was met by a man from the city who had been possessed by demons for a long time.” It also talks about human imperfection and praiseworthy humility it talks about love for God and neighbor Gospel readings according to Luke, saying: “As men will, let men do to you, and do to them likewise”; it also speaks against moneylenders Gospel readings according to Luke, concluding a presentation of the text about the widow’s son resurrected by the Lord; it also says that we should be forgiving and compassionate towards each other Gospel readings according to Luke, saying: “He went out and sowed his seed”; it also says that before this sowing, in order for it to be successful, we must decorate our soul with good deeds that unceasing communication with God through prayer and psalmody is the foundation and affirmation of all good and the prevention and liberation from all evil and from every evil state (in the Holy of Holies) Our Most Pure Lady Theotokos Our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and about Her God-like way of life in that place , which says that after the coming of the Lord in the flesh, just as the reward increased for those who live righteously, so the punishment increased for those who disobey; it also talks about various passions and virtues. This conversation was delivered on the 10th Sunday of the Gospel readings according to Luke, which is the Sunday before the Sunday of the Forefathers it also speaks of those who are careless about hearing the teaching, citing unfavorable circumstances and bodily needs , Was pronounced four days before the Nativity of Christ , speaking about the genealogy according to the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and about the Ever-Virgin and Mother of God who gave birth to Him in virginity in the flesh of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ it also talks about repentance and the words about this subject spoken by John the Baptist. It was pronounced on the eve of the feast of Epiphany (Epiphany); it also contains a feasible explanation of the mystery of Christ’s Baptism Gospel readings according to Luke, which has as its subject the miraculous healing of ten lepers; it also talks about peace with God, peace with oneself (inner peace) and peace with each other Gospel readings according to Luke, which has as its theme the correction and salvation of the chief tax collector Zacchaeus; it also speaks against the love of money to the various adversities that befall us from everywhere You might be interested in: