Once a sign of humiliation, is now, out of Christ’s love, the sign of power. Realise the power of the cross

What was Jesus doing the night He was arrested?

We often focus on the Garden…

We focus on the Cross…

We focus on Peter in the courtyard…

But what about the hours in between?

In this powerful Holy Week reflection, Fr. Elijah zooms in on a moment we often overlook: Christ being bound, held, mocked, and imprisoned.

Why would the Son of God remain there… when He could walk away?

Because He was entering something deeper.

He was entering our prison.

This sermon explores a central truth of Orthodox spirituality:

“What is not assumed is not healed” — St. Irenaeus of Lyons

Christ does not heal from a distance.

He steps directly into:

• your bondage

• your habits

• your fears

• your shame

• the place you cannot fix

This is not just a historical event.

It is a present reality.

If you feel stuck…

If you feel bound…

If you feel like nothing changes…

This message is for you.

Because the One who was bound… stood.

And the one who was free… collapsed.

And tonight, Christ enters your prison not to observe it…

but to break it from within.

Covenant Thursday and Friday Eve are packed with important events leading to the Passion of our Christ. Fr Mark focuses on the significance of the Garden of Gethsemane and the cup of suffering that Christ drank for the sake of our salvation.

What actually happens when we stand in the Divine Liturgy?

Is it a moment in time… or an encounter with eternity?

In this profound Holy Thursday reflection, Fr. Mark unveils the mystery at the heart of the Church: the Eucharist as the eternal act of Christ. The One who is beyond time entered into time to free humanity from death and restore us to eternity.

This sermon invites us to rethink everything we assume about worship:

• The Liturgy is not something new we perform

• It is participation in the eternal Upper Room

• The words “This is My Body” are not past… they are living and active now

• Every Eucharist is the greatest ongoing miracle in the Church

Drawing from the teachings of St. John Chrysostom, Fr. Mark explains how Christ is not bound by time, even in His Passion. The same Lord who spoke creation into being continues to speak eternally through the Liturgy.

This message is a call to:

• wake up to the awe of what we are participating in

• leave distraction behind

• enter fully into the presence of the Eternal One

You are not just attending a service.

You are stepping out of time… into eternity.

What does it mean to walk with Christ… and still betray Him?

In this searching and deeply convicting Holy Week sermon, Fr. Mark examines what he calls “Judas syndrome”: the subtle spiritual condition in which a person remains close to Christ outwardly while inwardly tolerating compromise, hidden sin, partial obedience, and a divided heart.

This message is not about condemning Judas from a distance. It is about asking whether the same sickness can still live quietly inside us:

• reasonable compromise

• selective obedience

• sugarcoated sin

• external service without inner surrender

• despair instead of repentance

Through Scripture, Fr. Mark contrasts Judas and Peter, showing that the true dividing line is not failure itself, but whether one chooses despair or repentance.

This sermon is especially directed toward those who are near the Church, committed in service, active in ministry, and yet in danger of mistaking proximity for union with Christ.

Healing begins with truth.

Healing begins with naming sin for what it is.

Healing begins with wholehearted love, watchfulness, accountability, and immediate repentance.

This Holy Week, let this be a call not to self-condemnation, but to restoration.

"Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day." (Psalm 81:3)

What does this Psalm mean? Why do we read it on Palm Sunday? Tune in to this beautiful talk by Fr Simon Dawood as he goes through three phrases in this Psalm - blow the trumpet, sing to God our strength, and shout sons of Jacob.

"Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him." (1 John 3:6)

Tune in to this talk by Fr Simon Dawood as he discusses how to become more Christ like through the practice of hating sin.

On Monday of the Holy Pascha, we read about the fall of humanity in Genesis and about the role of Moses in interceding for the people of Israel. Tune in to this talk by Fr Simon Dawood as he gives us 7 ways we can act as intercessors for our brethen and help them in turning away from sin so that we can journey towards salvation together.

This sermon explores a central theme of Holy Week: preparation through remembering God. True preparation isn’t just about fear of the Second Coming—it’s about living with gratitude, remembering the Giver, and offering our whole lives back to Him.

During Friday Eve, alongside the agony in Garden of Gethsemane, a small moment reveals Christ’s heart—He heals Malchus’ ear even while being arrested. His compassion is not just feeling, but action, even toward those hurting Him. We are called to receive this compassion and extend it to others.