2020 Pascha Sermons

Fr Anthony discusses a very relevant part of the Unction of the Sick readings (Luke 17):
"The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”
We may not physically be able to go to church, but the kingdom of God lives within us.

The Kingdom of God is Close

Lent softens our hearts and prepares us for communion with God. Today Fr David shares with us a beautiful prayer, the Lenten prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian. Through this prayer, we learn the importance of tackling our weaknesses in order to inch closer and closer to Christ particularly during this week.

Monday Eve - A Lenten Prayer

Fr Timothy talks about how to not be like the double minded Jews who praised him during Palm Sunday and cried for His crucifixion only days later. He teaches that we should focus on remembering His previous good works in our life to have faith to overcome our current struggle.

Acting on Remembrance, Not Worry

"Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me." (Hebrew 10:5)

Today, Christ enters Jerusalem as the Passover lamb; the High Priest Himself offering His own body as the sacrifice. This passion week, let us take up the weapon of humility and obedience, just as Christ did so to defeat Satan.

Palm Sunday - Hosanna (HG Bishop Youssef)

Today Christ asked his disciples two questions. "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" and more importantly "Who do you say that I am?"
Tune in as Adel challenges us with these very same questions! Who is Christ to me? Jesus is My Saviour. My God. My Bridegroom. My Friend. Jesus is My Everything!

Monday Eve - Who Am I?

What should we be doing during the 400 Lord Have Mercy's? What type of books should we read this Passion Week? How do we get the most out of Passion Week this year?

Join as Fr Antony looks into the holy Pascha, and how we can understand and benefit from this Passion Week!

Understanding And Benefitting From The Holy Pascha

This week we don't just 'remember' Jesus' work and passion, but we actually walk through it with Him in a mystical way.

Are you ready to redefine death and life?

Redefining Death and Life

What do we see as we look unto Christ ?
Let's focus our eyes on Christ by better understanding His final actions as a King!

Palm Sunday - Why a Donkey ? (Fr. Sam Fanous)

Why did the disciples have such a hard time with Christ's shift in tone after His triumphant entry into Jerusalem? Do we rebuke Christ the same way Peter did?
Fr Timothy answers both these questions in his Monday Eve sermon.

When Christ Changes the Tone

Tune into this Pascha Sermon as Fr David Milad discusses how we are like the fig tree - hypocrites. He follows this with a discussion on how to break the cycle of sin and instead grow in the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Holy Monday - Breaking the Cycle of Sin (Fr David Milad)

In light of the readings of tonight, Fr Yacoub discusses the sins of pride and hypocrisy by comparing our actions to the lives of the saints. We learn to live our lives as beginners in order to avoid falling into this sins.

Tuesday Eve - A Warning to the Fruitless

Christ is hungry for YOU. He has a zeal for YOU. Don't cover your sins behind fig leaves as Adam did in the fall, but reveal them so that you can be transformed.

The Truth About Fig Leaves

The theme of the day follows one of a lover's quarrel with a spouse who feels entitled, and at times we can be this entitled lover in our relationship and marriage with Christ. Tune in as Fr Antony expands on this theme with an hour by hour guide of the happenings of the day.

Tuesday Eve - The Entitled Lover (Fr Antony Paul)

As we walk through Passion Week alongside Christ, tonight's readings open our eyes to our own role in Christ's passion. At times we can fail to truly value our own relationship with Christ as His spouse. Tune in as Fr Antony guides us through tonight's readings surrounding the themes of 'the lover's pain'.

Eve of Monday - The Lover's Pain (Fr Antony Paul)

In light of the current situation, the question on everyone's mind is, could this be the end of the world? In His final few days on earth, Christ spoke of the last things. This is referred to as eschatology. Listen to this life changing sermon as we are urged to repent now, and not wait till the end, a concept that should revolutionize the way we live our lives.

Wednesday Eve - Is this the End of the World?

Fr Anthony talks about how God’s clear line for Wednesday is to take a deep look inside and see what is within us.
What things might we learn about ourselves during this week and what do we do with what we've discovered?

Identifying Our Need for Salvation

"Faithfulness is coming when you remove the object or subject of your thought and action from yourself to the other. Your relationship becomes not about what you receive as much as what you are desiring to offer."

Continuing the theme of being married to Christ as His spouse, Fr Antony looks into how we can be a faithful lover to Christ, just as He was faithful to us unto death.

Wednesday Eve - The Faithful Lover (Fr Antony Paul)

Can a bad smell be converted to a sweet aroma? God did exactly this for us! He took what was bad, our sin, and converted it to something sweet, a sweet smelling aroma to the Lord. Listen to Fr Augustinos as he gives us some practical tips to create this sweet aroma in our homes today.

Thursday Eve - A Sweet, Soothing Aroma

Tune in as Fr James Mikhail revises the readings of the day, breaking down the story of the 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins to show the importance of wisdom and being ready.

Wednesday Eve - Be Wise and Be Ready (Fr James Mikhail)

Fr. Timothy on the Thursday Eve service reflects on the differences between Mary's generosity of love and Judas' withholding of acceptance, and the different ways we can build resilience against "spiritual bullies" in our walks with Christ.

Building Spiritual Resilience

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