Father David teaches about the Mother of God, on this feast of The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos. The day's readings https://www.antiochian.org/epistleliturgicday/4297

Father David teaches forgiveness on the 11th Sunday of Matthew based on the day's readings https://www.antiochian.org/epistleliturgicday/4290

Father David's homily on the celebration of The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

On the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, we hear the Gospel of Christ healing the boy tormented by a demon—an event that reveals both the dangers of misplaced belief and the power of true faith. In this homily, “Faithless Idolatry,” Deacon John Pelikan reflects on why our Lord calls the people a “faithless and perverse generation”—not because they believed in nothing, but because they placed their trust in created things rather than in God. The boy’s father blamed the phases of the moon for his son’s condition, a subtle form of idolatry that distorted both faith and reason. This teaching remains deeply relevant for us today, as we too are tempted to give our attention and trust to the wrong sources—whether technology, information, or worldly powers. Drawing on the wisdom of the Fathers, Dcn John shows us how faith, cultivated through prayer, fasting, and the life of the Church, becomes the shield by which we guard against delusion and the means by which we are transformed into the likeness of Christ. #OrthodoxHomily #Faith #10thSundayAfterPentecost #ChristIsInOurMidst The readings of the day: https://www.antiochian.org/epistleliturgicday/4283