Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

“Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 18:14).

 

The Parable of the Publican and Pharisee

Repentance is the door through which we enter Lent, the starting-point of the journey to Pascha (Easter). To repent signifies far more than self-pity or futile regret over things done in the past. To repent is to be renewed, to be transformed in our inward viewpoint, to attain a fresh way of looking at our relationship with God and with others.

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Read this Sunday's Gospel (Luke 18:10-14)
Read this sunday's Epistle (Timothy 3:10-15)
Study the Gospel & Epistle Readings
Listen to the Triodion Hymns
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Let Your Light Shine

Let us flee the proud speaking of the Pharisee and learn the humility of the Publican, and with groaning let us cry unto the Savior: Be merciful to us, for Thou alone art ready to forgive.

(Kontakion of the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee)

 

Pride & Delusion

The Pharisee fasted, prayed, and gave to the poor. He did all the right things we're supposed to do. So what exactly did he do wrong?

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Time For A Checkup

The period of the Triodion, which begins today, is a time for us to evaluate ourselves on a spiritual scale.

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Be the Bee: Do We Act Like Christians?

Do we practice what we preach?

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Come & See

Explore our ministry resources for the lenten period.