Tag : Humility

Homily: From Guilty Sorrow to Cheerful Fidelity

Written on Feb, 05, 2017 by Fr Gregory Jensen in Scripture | Leave a comment

Sunday, Feb 5, 2017: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee; Triodion Begins Today; Agatha the Martyr, Polyeuktos, Partriarch Of Constantinople, Antonios the New Martyr of Athens, Theodosios, Archbishop of Chernigov, Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple, Theodosios of Antioch Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:10-15 Gospel: Luke 18:10-14 We misunderstand the relationship between the Church and …

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh on Humility

Written on Nov, 23, 2016 by Fr Gregory Jensen in Formation | Leave a comment

Humility in Russian means a state of being at peace, when a person has made peace with God’s will; that is, he has given himself over to it boundlessly, fully, and joyfully, and says, “Lord, do with me as Thou wilt!” As a result he has also made peace with all the circumstances of his own life—everything for him is …

Imitating the Humility of God

Written on Sep, 15, 2015 by Fr Gregory Jensen in Scripture | Leave a comment

The worldly person, whether Christian or not, only serves himself . He does so because he only loves himself. We are called to something else, something better then the pursuit of mere self love or popularity.