Meatfare Sunday: The Last Judgment

On this day we commemorate the inexorable Second Coming of Christ. The holy fathers have ordained that it be observed after the second parable of the Prodigal Son, so that no one who has learned from it of God's love of for mankind will live in laziness, saying, "God loves mankind, and when I am separated from Him by sin, I will nevertheless be restored." This terrible Day of Judgment is now commemorated, so that through fear of death and the expectation of future torment, those who live in laziness may be encouraged to strive for the virtues, not only trusting in the love of God, but also realizing that He is the righteous Judge, who will judge all men according to their deeds. In other words, those souls who have passed over to the next life must undergo judgment.

3/10/2024

When Thou Shalt Sit to Judge the World, Count Me Worthy to Sit at Thy Right Hand

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When Thou Shalt Sit to Judge the World, Count Me Worthy to Sit at Thy Right Hand

Then begin the torments—according to the Holy Gospel, weeping and the gnashing of teeth, where their worm dies not and the fire is not quenched—and the sinner shall be cast into outer darkness. The entire Church of God will joyfully delight in attaining the Kingdom of Heaven, being close to God in His holy place, and receiving everlasting glory and exaltation.

A Lenten Primer. Part 2

Fr. Evan Armatas, John Maddox

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A Lenten Primer. Part 2

Fr. Evan Armatas, John Maddox

So why is it that some would see a need for Great and Holy Lent? We said we were going to talk about the themes and the reasons; I think some of the reasons for Great Lent are in the calendar of events that proceed and mark our time through Great Lent. So let’s step back and take a look.

The Dread Judgment

St. John of Shanghai

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The Dread Judgment

St. John of Shanghai

A search for compromise will be the characteristic disposition of men. Straightforwardness of confession will vanish. Men will cleverly justify their fall, and an endearing evil will support such a general disposition. Men will grow accustomed to apostasy from the truth and to the sweetness of compromise and sin.

Fasting and Great Lent

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Fasting and Great Lent

The word “fast” means not eating all or certain foods. As Orthodox Faithful, we can fast completely at certain times of great importance, and especially each time before receiv­ing Holy Communion. Usually, fasting means limiting the number of meals and/or the type of food eaten. The purpose of fasting is to remind us of the Scriptural teaching, “Man does not live by bread alone.” The needs of the body are nothing compared to the needs of the soul. Above all else, we need God, Who provides everything for both the body and the soul. Fasting teaches us to depend on God more fully.

Of the Last Judgment

St. Augustine

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Of the Last Judgment

St. Augustine

For that day is properly called the Day of Judgment, because in it there shall be no room left for the ignorant questioning why this wicked person is happy and that righteous man unhappy. In that day true and full happiness shall be the lot of none but the good, while deserved and supreme misery shall be the portion of the wicked, and of them only.

Meatfare Sunday

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Meatfare Sunday

The next time that you set out to destroy someone’s reputation, break someone’s heart, show indifference and even ignorance toward a person, or maliciously gossip about someone, remember that Christ says that you’re doing exactly the same thing to Him!

On the Second Coming of Christ

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

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On the Second Coming of Christ

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Mercy will present to Christ also those who were only able to show mercy to themselves, who visited themselves with self-criticism and freed themselves from the poverty, sickness, and prison of sin through repentance. Repentance is impossible for the hardened heart: the heart must be softened, filled with sympathy and mercy toward its catastrophic state of sinfulness.

On the Last Judgment

Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)

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On the Last Judgment

Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)

The Gospel calls to purity and a pious life us who await the “day of the Lord”.

A Time for Temperance

On the Sunday of the Dread Judgment

St. Innocent of Kherson

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A Time for Temperance

On the Sunday of the Dread Judgment

St. Innocent of Kherson

If you value the honor of the holy Church and the salvation of your own souls; if the Dread Judgment of God, now presented before our eyes, isn’t something alien for you, isn’t something of no concern to you, then let us vow now to spend the coming week without those follies and that intemperance that it usually finds us in.

Why is Man so Careless About his Perishing Soul?

Homily on Meatfare Sunday (of the Last Judgment)

Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky)

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Why is Man so Careless About his Perishing Soul?

Homily on Meatfare Sunday (of the Last Judgment)

Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky)

If someone in a crowd shouts, “Fire!”—won’t everyone immediately lose their calm and composure of soul and start looking for an exit; and if there is no exit, then won’t they be overcome by fear that makes them forget everything and look only for some way to save their lives? Well, the holy Church is crying out, “The judgment is at the doors! The fire of Gehenna is already burning in many souls!”

The Last and Terrible Judgment

Priest Ioannis Fortomas

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The Last and Terrible Judgment

Priest Ioannis Fortomas

There is no judge at this judgement. There is no jury and no courtroom. These are all emblems of earthly justice.

“I Am a Sinner—How Can I Judge Another?”

A Homily Before Confession in the Week of the Dread Judgment

Archpriest Valerian Krechetov

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“I Am a Sinner—How Can I Judge Another?”

A Homily Before Confession in the Week of the Dread Judgment

Archpriest Valerian Krechetov

“Why should I look at another person when I myself am a sinner? And how can I judge another when I will be judged? He’s guilty of one thing, and I’m guilty of another—just as bad or even worse. Perhaps he is sinning out of ignorance, but I sin not out of ignorance.” This is how we must humble ourselves constantly. This is spoken about in the fiftieth psalm: For I know mine iniquity and my sin is ever before me (Ps. 50:5). That means, you must ever keep your sinfulness before you: “I am a sinner—how can I judge another?”

Watch for Judgment Day. Do You Think That God Sleeps?

Archimandrite Gregorios (Estephan)

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Watch for Judgment Day. Do You Think That God Sleeps?

Archimandrite Gregorios (Estephan)

Judgment Day is not dissociated from the life we now live, for since the days of Christ’s Incarnation, the final stage of the economy of man’s salvation has begun—that of watching for the Heavenly Kingdom.

Christ Everywhere

Homily on Meatfare Sunday, the Last Judgment

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

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Christ Everywhere

Homily on Meatfare Sunday, the Last Judgment

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

We recall the event that the world either doesn’t know about or tries very hard to forget. And the devil does everything he can to make sure that people either don’t think about it, or don’t know about it, or don’t know what it will be like.

Letters By St. Theophan the Recluse on the Last Judgment

St. Theophan the Recluse

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Letters By St. Theophan the Recluse on the Last Judgment

St. Theophan the Recluse

Life is short. One hour, another—and then death. Give an account! And we can’t say that we forgot to keep a record, for all our deeds are there.

The Two Resurrections

City of God, Book XX

St. Augustine

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The Two Resurrections

City of God, Book XX

St. Augustine

The evangelist John has spoken of these two resurrections in the book which is called the Apocalypse, but in such a way that some Christians do not understand the first of the two, and so construe the passage into ridiculous fancies.

The Last Judgment is Within Us

Sergei Komarov

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The Last Judgment is Within Us

Sergei Komarov

Just what the Last Judgment is, every person knows to some extent—even if he has not read the Gospels or heard a Christian sermon; even if he has no faith at all. He knows because every person has a conscience.

Seeing the Son of Man in Every Man

The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (25:31-46)

Fr. James Guirguis

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Seeing the Son of Man in Every Man

The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (25:31-46)

Fr. James Guirguis

The teachings of Our Lord, God and savior Jesus Christ are often quite difficult for us. In fact, it cannot be any other way since God is speaking to man. God is attempting to raise man from his earthly nature which makes him similar to the beasts, and He is trying to raise him to the level and stature which alone is God’s. We do not take lightly the idea that God desires to call us “sons and daughters.”

On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World

St. Ephraim the Syrian

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Rating: 6.6|Votes: 46

On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World

St. Ephraim the Syrian

We have already told you that the end of the world is near, the consummation remains. Has not faith withered away among mankind?

The Last Judgment: Destruction and Redemption at the End of History

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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The Last Judgment: Destruction and Redemption at the End of History

Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

The Lord came to save and to restore, to transfigure and illumine; but inevitably this involves death and judgment and destruction. He Himself submitted to death at the hands of false judges, so that death might become the path to incorruptible life. The resurrection, both of man and of the entire created cosmos, will only occur after death. The “new heaven and the new earth” will be consummated only after “the former things have passed away.” History had a beginning, and it will have an end. And that end is destruction, and that destruction will give way to boundless, unimaginable glory and beauty.

How We Treat the Living Icons of Christ: Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgment in the Orthodox Church

Fr. Philip LeMasters

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How We Treat the Living Icons of Christ: Homily for the Sunday of the Last Judgment in the Orthodox Church

Fr. Philip LeMasters

As we prepare for our Lenten journey, we should remember that fasting is not simply a change in diet, but a tool that can help us fight passions that keep us from serving Christ in our neighbors. When done in secret and with humility, fasting weakens the self-centeredness that keeps us from sharing God’s love with others.

Sunday of the Last Judgment

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

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Sunday of the Last Judgment

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

Today, on our preparation journey towards Lent, we have come to the ultimate stage: we are confronted with judgment. If we pay attention to it, next week our spiritual destiny will be in our own hands, because next week is the Sunday of Forgiveness.

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