Royal Doors Homilies

June 13, 2021 Third Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2; the Holy Martyr Aquilina (286-305); Holy Triphillius, Bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) on Cyprus (343) Romans 5:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33 Apostles' Fast.

May 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pascha - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Tone 4; our Father Among the Saints Athanasius the Great (373) Acts 11:19-26, 29-30; John 4:5-42

Third Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Tone 2; our Venerable Father John, Disciple of Gregory the Decapolitan (c. 842); Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8

April 11, 2021 Second Sunday after Pascha. Thomas Sunday; the Holy Priest-Martyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos in Asia (81-96) Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31

April 4, 2021 Pascha: The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17

March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday: The Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18

March 27, 2021 Lazarus Saturday Hebrews 12:28-13:8; John 11:1-45

March 21, 2021 Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast: Our Venerable Mother, Mary of Egypt, Tone 1 Venerable Father and Confessor James, Bishop of Catania (813-20) Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 7:36-50

March 14, 2021 Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast: St. John Climacus, Tone 8 Venerable Father Benedict of Nursia (547) Hebrews 6:13-20; Ephesians 5:9-19; Mark 9:17-31; Matthew 4:25-5:12

March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of the Great Fast: Veneration of the Holy Cross, Tone 7 Holy Priest-Martyrs and Bishops of Cherson Basil, Ephrem, Capiton, Eugene, Etherius and Others (284-305) Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1

February 28, 2021 Second Sunday of the Great Fast: St. Gregory of Palamas, Tone 6 Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Ascetical Companion of Procopius (716-40) Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12

February 21, 2021 First Sunday of the Great Fast - Sunday of Orthodoxy, Tone 5 Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola (8th c.); Our Holy Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch (338) Great Fast Day 7 Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40; 12:1-2; John 1:43-51

February 14, 2021 Sunday of Cheesefare - Sunday of Forgiveness, Tone 4 Repose of Our Venerable Father Constantine the Philosopher, in the Monastic Life, Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs (869); and our Venerable Father Auxentius (457-74); and the Venerable Maron the Wonderworker and Hermit Romans 13:11-14:4; Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Matthew 6:14-21; John 10:9-16

January 10, 2021 Sunday after Theophany, Tone 7; Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa Ephesians 4:7-13; Matthew 4:12-17

January 6, 2021 Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ Titus 2:11-15; 3:4-7; Matthew 3:13-17

January 3, 2021 Sunday before Theophany, Octoechos Tone 6; the Holy Prophet Malachi (5th c. BC); the Holy Martyr Gordius (313-24) 2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8

January 1, 2021 The Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379) Colossians 2:8-12; Hebrews 7:26-8:2 Luke 2:20-21, 40-52; Luke 6:17-23

December 27, 2020 Sunday after the Nativity of Christ; Commemoration of the Holy and Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James, Brother of the Lord, Tone 5; the Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the "Branded One" (844) Galatians 1:11-19; Matthew 2:13-23

December 25, 2020 - The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ (Christmas) Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12 Feast of our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation.

November 22, 2020 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8; Post-feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God; The Holy Apostle Philemon and those with him; Ephesians 4:1-6; Luke 10:25-37; Nativity Fast.

November 21, 2020 The Entrance into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Hebrew 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28

November 15, 2020 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 7; The Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas (284-305) and Abibus (313-24); Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 8:41-56; Nativity Fast.

November 8, 2020 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 6; Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven Ephesians 2:4-10; Hebrews 2:2-10; Luke 8:26-39; Luke 10:16-21

November 1, 2020 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 5; The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian; Passing into Eternal Life of the Servant of God Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, 1944; Passing into Eternal Life (1947) of Blessed Theodore Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo, and Martyr; Galatians 6:11-18; Luke 16:19-31

October 25, 2020 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 4; The Holy Martyrs and Notaries Marcian and Martyrius (351) Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:5-15

October 11, 2020 Commemoration of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Tone 2; The Holy Apostle Philip, One of the Seven Deacons; Our Venerable Father Theophanes the Branded, Composer of Canons (845) Hebrews 13:7-16; John 17:1-13

October 4, 2020 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; The Holy Priest-Martyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens; Ammon the Anchorite (350); Vladimir, Prince of Novgorod and his mother, Anne (1051); our Venerable Father Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) 2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Luke 5:1-11

October 1, 2020 The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God; Holy Apostle Ananias, One of the Seventy Disciples; Our Venerable Father Roman Who Sang Sweetly (560) Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

September 27, 2020 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8; Holy Martyr Callistratus and His Companions; Our Venerable Father Nilus, Founder and Hegumen of the Grottaferrata Monastery 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1; Matthew 15:21-28

September 14, 2020 The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross 1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35

August 23, 2020 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 3; Leave-taking of the Feast of the Holy Dormition; Holy Martyr Luppus; Holy Priest-Martyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons (193-211) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26

August 16, 2020 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2; Post-feast of the Dormition; the Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Holy Icon Not Made with Hands of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, also called the Holy Veil, and the Holy Martyr Diomedes (284-305) 1 Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35

August 15, 2020 The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Kievan-Caves Icon of the Mother of God (1073), and Zaranytsia Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28

August 9, 2020 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; Post-feast of the Transfiguration; Holy Apostle Matthias 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; Matthew 17:14-23; Luke 9:1-6

August 6, 2020 The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ 2 Peter 1:10-19; Matthew 17:1-9

Sunday, July 12, 2020 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 5; The Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary (98-117); Venerable Father Michael of Maleon (961) Romans 12:6-14; Matthew 9:1-8

June 24, 2020 The Nativity of the Honourable and Glorious Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of Christ Romans 13:11b-14:4; Luke 1:1-25, 57-68, 76, 80

June 14, 2020 Second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; The Holy Prophet Elisha (9th c. BC); Our Holy Father Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople (847) Romans 2:10-16; Matthew 4:18-23

May 31, 2020 Descent of the Holy Spirit. Holy and Glorious Pentecost; The Holy Apostle Hermas; the Holy Martyr Hermes (138-61) Acts 2:1-11; John 7:37-52; 8:12

May 24, 2020 Seventh Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, Tone 6; Our Venerable Father Simeon of the ?Mountain of Wonders? (596) Acts 20:16-18, 28-36; John 17:1-13

April 26, 2020 Third Sunday after Pascha - Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Tone 2; The Holy Priest-Martyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (c. 322) Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8

April 19, 2020 Second Sunday after Pascha - Thomas Sunday; Our Venerable Father John the Ancient Hermit (c. 800) Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31

April 12, 2020 Pascha: The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17

April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday: The Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem; The Holy Martyrs Theodulus and Agathopedes and Those with Them (c. 305) Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18

March 29, 2020 Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast - Mary of Egypt, Tone 1; Our Venerable Father Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, the Deacon Cyril and Others Martyred During the Reign of Julian the Apostate (360-63) Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 7:36-50

March 25, 2020 The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Passing into Eternal Life (1944) of Blessed Omelian (Emil) Kovch, Priest of Peremyshliany and Martyr of Majdanek Sixth Hour - Isaiah 41:4-14 Presanctified - Genesis 17:1-9; Proverbs 15:20-16:9; Luke 1:24-38

March 8, 2020 Second Sunday of the Great Fast - Gregory of Palamas, Tone 6; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophilactus, Bishop of Nicomedia (c. 845) Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12 Great Fast Day 14

March 1, 2020 First Sunday of the Great Fast - Sunday of Orthodoxy, Tone 5; The Holy Venerable-Martyr Eudocia (98-117) Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40; 12:1-2; John 1:43-51 Great Fast Day 7

February 23, 2020 Cheesefare Sunday (of Forgiveness), Tone 4; The First and Second Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist Romans 13:11-14:4; 2 Corinthians 4:6-15; Matthew 6:14-21; Matthew 11:2-15 All-Night Vigil Feast The commemoration of John the Baptist is transferred from February 24 for this year

February 16, 2020 Meatfare Sunday (of the Fearful Judgement), Tone 3; The Holy Martyrs Pamphilus the Priest (c. 309) and Porphyrius and Their Companions 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2; Matthew 25:31-46

February 9, 2020 Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Tone 2; Leave-taking of the Feast of the Encounter of Our Lord; the Holy Martyr Nicephorus 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32