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38 homilies for holy days throughout the liturgical year
The liturgical year centers on the story of Jesus—his birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. To attend to the feasts of the church is to enter into the life of Christ. Khaled Anatolios invites us into this perpetual mystery with thirty-eight homilies for the feasts of the church year.
As a patristic theologian, Anatolios illuminates the traditional doctrines of Christology and the Trinity, in a style reminiscent of the sermons of the great fathers of the church. Originally delivered as part of the Eastern Christian Divine Liturgy, the homilies look toward its Eucharistic fulfillment. Feasts for the Kingdom covers Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and other important holy days along the way. Also included are sermons for a federal election, funerals, and a wedding. This volume makes the perfect companion for pastors seeking inspiration for their own preaching and for ordinary Christians aiming to enrich their prayerful preparation for each liturgical season.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Byzantine Liturgical New Year
1. Christ, our Beginning
2. Christ, our Today
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
3. The Lure of the Cross
4. Boasting in the Cross of Christ
Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
5. Mary’s Self-Dedication to the Lord
Christmas Season
6. A Crippled Humanity Awaits its Salvation
7. How to Excuse Yourself from the Kingdom of God
8. The Dismal Failure and Unimaginable Success of the Human Race
9. The Birthday of God
Theophany
10. Baptism into Trinitarian Life
11. The Manifestation of Christian Glory
12. Let Us Baptize Christ!
Lent I
13. The Iconography of Christian Discipleship
14. Guilelessness and Being Beguiled by God
Feast of the Annunciation
15. Mary, our Guide to a Lent “full of grace”
Lent II
16. Last Sunday before Covid Shutdown
17. Drinking from the Cup of Christ
Palm Sunday
18.The Human Judgment of God
19. Why the Donkey?
20. The Joy of Christ
Great and Holy Friday
21. Loving the Compassion of Christ
22. God’s Falling in Love
23. Saved by a Broken Heart
24. The New Song of the Cross
Easter Vigil
25. Life Unmixed
26. He is not Here, He is Risen
27. Be Realistic, Christ is Risen!
Easter Season
28. The Peace of the Resurrection
29. Only Love Can See the Risen Lord
30. Our Life’s Ultimate Goal: Loving Christ
Ascension
31. We Have our Hearts with God
Pentecost
32. Unwrap the Gift of the Spirit
33. The Difference the Spirit Makes
Transfiguration
34. The Glory of Christ in his and our Suffering
Dormition
35. Mary, Exemplar of the Glory of our Humanity
Election Homily
36. Voting in Christ: Evangelical Counsel Before a Federal Election
Funeral Homilies
37. Who is David Burnett?
38. In Communion with Gary Knoppers
Wedding Homily
39. The Voice of the Bridegroom and the Voice of the Bride