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St. John Maximovitch

Selected Sermons 52 Sermons by St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco, the Won

St. John Maximovitch

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

1 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... 12 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) 35 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 50 50. The Cross, Preserver of the Universe 51 51. What do we mean by the word ORTHODOX? 52 52. Life After Death

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