Selected Sermons 52 Sermons by St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco, the Won
A collection of fifty-two sermons by Saint John Maximovitch, the beloved Orthodox bishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, covering the liturgical year with pastoral messages including reflections on the parable of the prodigal son and warnings about worldly temptations.
52 Chapters
Table of Contents
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01. Zacchaeus
2
02. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
3
03. On Repentance
4
04. The Dread Judgment
5
05. The Last Judgement
6
06. Cheese Fare Sunday, 1956
7
07. Before Lent
8
08. Sunday of Orthodoxy, 1954
9
09. The Sunday of Orthodoxy
10
10. Sunday of Orthodoxy: the Meaning of “Anathema”
11
11. 3rd Sunday of Lent: the Cross Preserves...
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12. Good Friday: Why the wise thief was pardoned
13
13. Christ is Risen!
14
14. I Believe in the Resurrection of the Dead
15
15. Pascha: In the Beginning was the Word
16
16. Pascha!
17
17. Come, o ye People (Pentecost)
18
18. On the Day of the Holy Spirit
19
19. All Saints of Russia
20
20. Feast of All Saints of Russia
21
21. Sunday 16. Talents and Iconography
22
22. Sunday 28. Homily on the Two Banquets
23
23. Theophany (Jan 6/19)
24
24. Theophany: Holy Water (Jan 6/19)
25
25. St. Justin Martyr (Jun 1/14)
26
26. The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
27
27. Apostles Peter and Paul (Jun 29/Jul 12)
28
28. The Tsar-Martyr (July 4/17)
29
29. The Sin of Regicide (July 4/17)
30
30. St. Vladimir's Day Celebration (Jul 15/28)
31
31. 950-Year Anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’
32
32. Saint Seraphim (July 19/Aug 1)
33
33. The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
34
34. The Exaltation of the Cross (Sep 14/27)
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35. A Hymn to God
36
36. The Church's Prayer
37
37. Humility and Struggle: the Fundamental Virtues
38
38. A Word to the Youth
39
39. The Canonization of Saints
40
40. The Glorification of God-Pleasers
41
41. The Church as the Body of Christ
42
42. Spiritual Condition of the Russian Diaspora
43
43. The Russian Diaspora
44
44. Will These Human Bones Come to Life?
45
45. Iconography
46
46. The Typicon
47
47. Decline of the Patriarchate of Constantinople
48
48. Laboring With Christ
49
49. Lay not up Treasures on Earth
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50. The Cross, Preserver of the Universe
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51. What do we mean by the word ORTHODOX?
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52. Life After Death
