THE WORLD SAVED BY MOTHERHOOD
The Holy Virgin and Child, "Greater than the Heavens", an Ancient Icon from the St. Irene Blachernae, Constantinople A SERMON FOR MOTHER’S DAY AND THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PASCHA By Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of theWest ) INTRODUCTION Back in 2011, I was invited by my father’s church in Ohio to stand in for him after he had a series of strokes. We were already Orthodox at the time, and I asked my bishop if it was permissible. He told me, "If you are preaching the truth, wherever they allow you, go preach the Gospel." I promised him that I would and went to my father’s Evangelical church with a clear conscience, preaching about the Bible, Ancient Church history, the doctrines of the Nicene Creed, and a host of other helpful things over the course of five months. During our stay, I preached a sermon for Mother’s Day called “The Motherhood of God” and talked about how Motherhood was one of the foundational truths of Christianity, best seen in the life of the Blessed Vi...
