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The Lamb's Wedding Feast

Posted by Deacon Lou Pizzuti, OP on August 29, 2026

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Homily for the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year

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Learn the Humility of the Publican

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee 2 Tim 3:10-15 : Luke 18:10-14 Often, we forget how lucky we are. As Byzantine Catholics, we have a number of rich liturgical cycles to enrich our year. There is the Weekly Cycle, where we are called to remember different aspects of God’s grace and activity on each of the seven days of the week. There’s the Sanctoral Cycle, based on fixed dates, where we celebrate various acts of God working in Salvation History, acts centering on the Life of Christ, His Mother, or the Saints. Beginning on September 1, the first major feast of that cycle is the Birth of the Theotokos on September 8, and the last major feast is the Dormition of the Theotokos, on August 15. The most important feast in the cycle, though, is certainly Christmas. And then there’s the cycle that centers on Pascha and Pentecost. And that cycle starts today, on the first of the Pre-Lenten Sundays, the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee....

Use the Gifts He's Given You

Sunday after Theophany Eph. 4:7-13 Matt 4:12-17 Do you remember the story of King David. Nobody expected much of him. The youngest of Jesse’s sons, he was a shepherd boy. He was a harpist. He was not a warrior, by any means. Yet, because of his musical ability, he caught the eye of King Saul, and he became part of the court. In those days, Israel was at war with its perpetual enemy, the Philistines. One particular Philistine was named Goliath. Goliath was a giant. Goliath was a bully. We all know the story. David volunteered to face Goliath. King Saul wanted him to wear his armor. David tried it on, but then refused. He went out to face Goliath and do battle using the only tools he knew - a sling and some stones. He used the tools he had. And those tools did the job God had given David. When we think of ministry, we tend to think in terms of priesthood. In the Old Covenant the priests were descended from Moses’s brother, Aaron - the Levitical Priesthood, with Levites assisting them in ...

Laying Up Treasures

Sunday of Forgiveness/Cheesefare Sunday Romans 13:11-14;14:1-4 Matthew 6:14-21 In our society, we are encouraged to prepare for retirement. We have Social Security, IRAs, 401Ks, and just savings in general. Eternal life is like Earthly life in that regard. God wants us to prepare for our Eternal Retirement. And Lent is a time that gives us a boost towards that preparation. In fact, this Gospel is a Lenten how-to. First, our Lord tells us the importance of forgiveness. He’s told us this so many times. In the Our Father, he teaches us to pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”. And, in the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the merciful for that shall receive mercy”. You see, forgiving others, showing mercy, that results in God showing us mercy. And it enables us to receive mercy. And we’re ALL in need of His mercy. The second key is fasting. When you fast, don’t let others know that you’re fasting. If you go around wit...

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