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In the Orthodox monastic tradition, meals are often accompanied by spiritually edifying reading, so that soul and body may be nourished together. This podcast features weekly highlights from the trapeza readings of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.

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    • Apr 25, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Sermon for Palm Sunday - Cyril the Monk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 14:00


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and a forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    An Old English Homily on the Annunciation of St. Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 15:31


    From "The Blickling Homilies of the Tenth Century," trans. by the Rev. R. Morris, London: Early English Text Society, 1880.

    The Life of Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 52:06


    From "The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Vol. V: January," trans. Fr. Thomas Maretta, published by Chrysostom Press, 2000. (Available from St. Herman Press)

    A Narrative of the Natiity of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ - St. Dimitry of Rostov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 30:03


    From "The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Vol. IV: December," trans. Fr. Thomas Maretta, published by Chrysostom Press, 2000. (Available from St. Herman Press)

    Homily on the Raising of the Widow of Nain's Son - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 27:02


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Sermon on Self-Renunciation and Taking up the Cross - St. Philaret of Moscow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 16:31


    From "Select Sermons", by Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow, published in 1873 by Joseph Masters, London, and available in digital format for free through Google Books.

    Sermon on the Nativity of the Mother of God - St. Andrew of Crete

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 23:18


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and a forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    Sermon on the Dormition of the Mother of God - St. Gregory Palamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 22:21


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and a forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    Sermon on Transfiguration - St. Anastasius of Sinai

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 33:32


    33:32 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/sermon_on_transfiguration_st_anastasius_of_sinai

    The Life of St. John Maximovitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 43:16


    Life and Miracles of St. John (Maximovich), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. By Bishop Alexander (Mileant). https://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/johnmx1.htm

    A Panegyric in Honor of All Saints - St. John Chrysostom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 32:57


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and a forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    Sermon for Pentecost - St. Philaret of Moscow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 20:09


    From "Select Sermons", published in 1873 by Joseph Masters, London, and available in digital format for free through Google Books.

    The First Ecumenical Council - Met. Anthony Khrapovitsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 19:25


    Khrapovitsky, Met. Anthony. "The First Ecumenical Council." Orthodox Life, Volume 34, No. 6 (1984) (Jordanville, New York: Holy Trinity Monastery) ISSN:0030-5820, orthodoxlife.org

    Sermon for Ascension - St. John Chrysostom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 10:50


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and a forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    The Passion of the Holy Great Martyr George

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 40:24


    "The Passion & Miracles of the Great Martyr and Victorious Wonderworker George." Orthodox Life. 1957, No. 1 (Jordanville, New York: Holy Trinity Monastery) ISSN:0030-5820, orthodoxlife.org

    Sermon of St. Epiphanius for Holy Saturday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 40:10


    An original translation by a monk of the monastery. The text is available here: https://www.holycross.org/blogs/sermons-homilies/sermon-of-st-epiphanius-of-cyprus-for-holy-saturday

    A Sermon on Palm Sunday - Blessed Titus of Bostra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 22:39


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and a forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 36:12


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 32:24


    32:24 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/homily_for_the_fourth_sunday_of_great_lent_

    Homily for the Sunday of the Holy Cross - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 32:13


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 16:22


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Sunday of Orthodoxy - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 31:33


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for Cheesefare Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 28:01


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgment - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 29:51


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 31:18


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 23:02


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 17:17


    The reading was taken from the magazine Orthodox Life, Volume 28, No. 4.

    A Sermon on the Nativity of Christ - St. John Chrysostom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 13:23


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    The Life of St. Herman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 28:25


    From "Father Herman: Alaska's Saint", by F. A. Golder, published by the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2004.

    The Life of St. Nikolas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 40:50


    40:50 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/the_life_of_st_nikolas_the_wonderworker_ar

    The Story of the Kurst Root Icon of the Mother of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 17:18


    17:18 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/the_story_of_the_kurst_root_icon_of_the_mother_of_god

    Homily on the Parable of the Good Samaritan - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 37:12


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    The Story of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 18:04


    18:04 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/the_story_of_the_kazan_icon_of_the_mother_of_god

    Parable of the Sower - St. Nikolai Velimirovic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 29:38


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily on the Parable of the Vineyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 28:11


    28:11 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/homilies_a_commentary_on_the_gospel_readings_for_sundays_and_feast_days_thr

    Homily on the Dormition of the Mother of God - St. John of Damascus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 34:27


    34:27 https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/trapeza/homily_on_the_dormition_of_the_mother_of_god_

    Encomium on the Dormition of the Mother of God - St. Germanus of Constantinople

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 22:23


    From "On the Dormition of Mary: Early Patristic Homilies", trans. By Brian E. Daley, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1998.

    Homily on the Transfiguration - St. Gregory Palamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 23:40


    From "Light on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord", trans. by Brian E. Daley, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2013.

    Homily on the Feeding of the Five Thousand - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 23:10


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    St. Panteleimon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 41:38


    On Aug. 9th (July 27th O.S.) our monastery celebrates the feast of our beloved patron, St. Panteleimon. The text of the life is taken from the booklet about the saint published by the monastery, and can be found here

    Sermon on the Healed and Unhealed Blind Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 28:35


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Sermon on the Raising of the Palsied from His Bed - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 27:13


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Healing of the Gergesene Demoniacs - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 25:44


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Sermon on Sts. Peter & Paul - St. John Chrysostom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 12:33


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    Nativity of the Forerunner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 24:32


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    Homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 40:04


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for Mid-Pentecost - St. John Chrysostom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 9:16


    From the "Torzehstvonik", a collection of patristic feast-day homilies, and forthcoming publication of the Church of the Nativity in Erie, PA.

    The Story of the Port Arthur Icon of the Theotokos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2019 19:06


    Holy Cross Monastery is blessed with a large copy of the Port Arthur Icon of the Mother of God, which prominently adorns the narthex of our chapel. Every year we observe the feast of this icon on May 26th, the anniversary of our arrival in West Virginia back in 2000. Since the history of this icon is not well known, we are happy to present it here. The text of the story can be found on our website.

    Sunday of the Paralytic - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2019 29:13


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 30:31


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

    Homily for Thomas Sunday - St. Nikolai Velimirovich

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 36:45


    From "Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Year", trans. by Mother Maria, published by Lazarica Press, 1996.

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