Homily: Signposts to Nativity

As we enter the Nativity Fast and prepare for Christ's birth, the Church provides us with numerous messages and reminders. From the Apostle Philip to St. Gregory Palamas, from the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple to Christ's power over the demons, the liturgical calendar reminds us to stay the course, being faithful and forgiving, until the joyous Feast of the Nativity. A homily for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost and beginning of the Nativity Fast.