Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 21, 20191 min readRemember Death or Die Spiritually"Our mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 15, 20191 min readTears and LoveOn bended knee, With bowed head, and Drenched with tears, I cry out O Lord For your forgiveness. Remove from me All that is not you. In...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 26, 20192 min readPraying for Those Who have DiedFor some, it seems odd that we should pray for the dead. "After all," they say, "the Lord will take care of them one way or another." But...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 23, 20192 min readPraying About Your Own IllnessThe following is a vocal prayer that aids you in imploring God for your own healing. With themes such as life, death, suffering,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 22, 20192 min readAddition to the Second Kneeling PrayerThis is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Second Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us much to...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroNov 23, 20181 min readApostles Inherited Everything of Christ"The Apostles inherited the entire life of Christ, and were eyewitnesses and partakers of His works and acts. They inherited the lengthy...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroNov 21, 20181 min readImitating and Uniting with Christ"All the works we perform in the name of Christ, for His sake, and in imitation of Him - whether they be fasting, vigil, patience,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroNov 19, 20181 min readGlory and Suffering with Christ"After fulfilling the course of our salvation with all these works, Christ stands there, face pale and wounds in His hands, feet, and...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 24, 20181 min readGod Knows Our Weakness and Misery"...does God really know what befalls the sinner in such pain and distress? For an answer to this question let us hear Him say: 'The...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 22, 20181 min readYour Spirit is Foreign to the World“The Holy Church sails along the waves of the sea of life for the entirety of its existence — for the centuries, millennia that it will...