Ever show up to liturgy feeling defeated before you even begin? Fr. Mark’s homily on Luke 10 puts that lie to rest. Jesus hasn’t asked you to earn authority—He’s already granted it. In this message Fr. Mark unpacks verse 19 (“I give you authority…”) and shows how to:

Trade striving for receiving. Authority is bestowed, not achieved—learn the posture that unlocks it.

Aim it at the right target. You’re equipped to trample serpents and scorpions, not people.

Break the devil’s “you’re cursed” scam. Communion + repentance = unbreakable covering (Luke 10:19b, “Nothing shall by any means hurt you”).

Walk with a storm-proof heart. Hurt may come, but cannot destroy the believer anchored in the victorious Christ (Psalm 23 & St. Cyril of Jerusalem).

Fr. Mark weaves in Zechariah 4:6, 1 Samuel 10, and fiery quotes from St. Anthony and St. Jerome to demolish defeatist thinking and send you home with a new heart and a warrior’s mindset.