CONTENTS

• Sign of the Cross 3
• The Lord's Prayer 5
• Our Father... 6
• ...Who art in heaven 7
• ...Hallowed be Thy Name... 7
• Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, 8
• Give us this day our daily bread... 8
• ...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us 9
• And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One 10
• For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever 11
• ...and lead Us not into temptation (Part 2) 11

• And Jesus Was Telling Them Many Things in Parables 17
• The Prodigal Son 18
• The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price 20
• The Parable of the Good Sheperd 22
• The Rich Man and Lazarus 24
• The Unforgiving Servant 26
• The Bread of Life 28
• The Great Relapse 30
• The Parable of the Talents 32
• The Judgment of the Son of Man 34
• The Marriage Feast 36
• The Mustard Seed 38
• The Rich Fool 40

• Blessed are the poor in spirit... 45
• Blessed are those who mourn... 49
• Blessed are the meek... 54
• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness... 58
• Blessed are the merciful... 63
• Blessed are the pure in heart... 68
• Blessed are the peacemakers... 73
• Blessed are those who are persecuted... 77

• The Meaning of the Holy Mysteries 84
• Baptism 86
• Chrismation 87
• Holy Eucharist 89
• Repentance (Confession) 90
• Marriage 91
• Holy Orders (Priestly Ordination) 93
• Holy Unction 95
• Recipient of the Holy Mysteries 98
• Censing 99

• But when thou cost fast.... 107
• Sunday of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee 111
• Sunday of the Prodigal Son 112
• Meat-Fare Sunday 113
• Cheese-Fare Sunday 114
• Sunday of Orthodoxy 115
• Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas 116
• Sunday of the Adoration of the Holy Cross 117
• Sunday of St. John of the Ladder 119
• Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt 120
• Palm Sunday 121
• Holy Week 123

• On Customs and Traditions 127
• Prosphora 130
• Koljivo 133
• Vjecnaja Pamjat (Memory Eternal) 135
• Kumstvo (God-parenthood) 137
• Serbian Customs of Christmas 139
• Slava 142

• "Fear not...!" 147
• Are Those the Same Bells? 150
• On "His Story,' in Short 154
• Twelve Days in the Life of Jesus 158
• The Great Commission 161
• I Believe... 164
• Soul 166
• The Nature of the Church 168
• Sunday of St. Thomas the Apostle i70
• Church Life 172
• Angels and Our Time 174
• Growth of the Spirit 177
• The Parables of Prayer 181
• On the Parable of Weeds 184
• Riches and Success 188
• Resurrection 191
• The Church is Founded 194
• Life after Life 198