Church Rites - Sunday Readings

Book of Job ~ Bible Study | 2026 

College and Graduates Meeting @ St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Scottsdale, AZ ~ January 30, 2026 

College & Graduates Meeting @ UT Austin - TX ~ January 29, 2026 

​​A HOMILY of Fr David SmithSt Sophia's Orthodox Church in Syracuse, New Yorkfrdavidsmith.comstsophias.org 

Flirting with the occult? Knowledge of God begetting the Son? Can Lutherans take communion in the Catholic Church? This and more in today's Open Line Monday with Fr. John Trigilio. 

Pentecost marks the beginning of the age of the Church, the time in which the Kingdom is inherited but not fully consummated. Today, we dive into the meaning and significance of Pentecost for our lives. Fr. Mike explains how the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost fulfills ... Show More

In this new paragraph—"The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic”—the Catechism explains how and why the Church is “One”. Fr. Mike highlights the many manifestations of the good that Jesus works through the Church, and he also urges us to cling to the “visible bonds of uni ... Show More

<p>Friends, as we resume Ordinary Time, it’s appropriate that we’re looking at a portrait of the Church, because we’re coming back, if you want, to the ordinary work of the Church up and down the ages to the present day. Our Gospel from the tenth chapter of Luke gives us our marc ... Show More

“What the soul is to the human body, the Holy Spirit is to the Body of Christ, which is the Church.” The Catechism uncovers how the Holy Spirit truly builds up the whole Church in the name of Jesus. Fr. Mike dives into the incredibly diverse gifts that the Holy Spirit gives up fo ... Show More

Pastor Dr. Tesfa Workneh - Sunday, January 19, 2025 

Pastor Tariku Tewordros - Sunday, April 6, 2025 

We continue our examination of Christ’s acts through the sacraments that he instituted. Fr. Mike emphasizes the importance of understanding that the sacraments are sacred signs that “make present efficaciously the grace they signify.” The sacraments specifically signify the Pasch ... Show More