“In the beginning was the Word.
And the Word was with God,
And the Word was God.”
The Gospel of St. John, 1:1
“When
we are preaching we have only to assist the working of God within the hearts of
men and women, we have only to grasp the seed of repentance which He sows in
them, and to strengthen it.” St.
John of Kronstadt,
Counsels
on the Christian Priesthood
“Shortly
after being ordained priest, I asked a Greek bishop for advice on the preaching
of sermons. His reply was specific
and concise, ‘Every sermon,’ he said, ‘should contain three points: neither less nor more.’”
Bishop
Kallistos Ware,
The
Orthodox Way
“Following
the proclamation of the Word of God through the words of the Holy Gospel, a
liturgical sermon or homily is preached.
The sermon normally proclaims, and not seldom explains, the significance
of the Divine Word received at the particular liturgy for the life of the
People of God and the destiny of the world. In Orthodox tradition, the sermon is an essential part of
the Eucharistic liturgy and participates in its general sacramental character.”
Father
Thomas Hopko,
The
Orthodox Faith, Volume ii, Worship
In Christ's love, Fr. Robert Pax
