Church Rites - Sunday Readings

Listen To Full Sermon: "Christ Is the Bread of Life | 2026" @ @ St. George Coptic Orthodox Church -Lubbock, TX ~ April 26, 2026 | Parmoute 18, 1742 https://on.soundcloud.com/WMN1Sc1ByOPBTaHxhC 

4th Sunday of the Holy Fifty Days @ St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Venice, Italy ~ May 10, 2026 | Pashons 2, 1742 

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

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

“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