Children, Love Each Other

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In this sermon for Quinquagesima Sunday, we explore the dual significance of February 22nd: the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch and the final Sunday before the beginning of the Lenten season.

The message delves into the history of Antioch as a premier center of evangelism established by Saint Peter before his time in Rome, highlighting the missionary spirit that remains central to the Antiochian tradition. Turning to the Sunday’s Epistle from 1 Corinthians 13, the sermon examines why love (agape) is the greatest of all virtues. By distinguishing between different types of love—including brotherly affection and romantic love—this teaching focuses on "caritas" as agape in action: a disinterested, committed love that mirrors God’s love for us. As we prepare for Ash Wednesday and the season of repentance, we are reminded that without love, even our greatest works and sacrifices amount to nothing.

Key Highlights:

The Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch: Understanding the establishment of the Episcopal See and Antioch's role as a missionary hub. [00:31]

Quinquagesima & Pre-Lent: The significance of the 50-day countdown to Easter and preparing for the Lenten journey. [02:57]

Defining Agape and Caritas: A look at the nature of God’s unconditional love and how it manifests as "love in action." [05:04]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13: Why faith, prophecy, and even martyrdom require love to be meaningful. [11:52]

The Message of Saint John the Apostle: A reflection on the simple, essential command to "love one another." [18:24]


Sundays:
Matins: 9:15 AM
Divine Liturgy: 10:00 AM

We at St Andrew are Orthodox Christians located in Eustis, Florida, worshiping according to the ancient Western Rite practiced by the early Christians in the West for the first 1,000 years of Christianity. We are canonical (mainline) Orthodox in the Antiochian Patriarchate headquartered in Damascus, Syria, under His Beatitude Patriarch John X, and in the self-ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America under His Eminence Metropolitan SABA, within the Western Rite Vicariate under His Grace Bishop JOHN.



What is Our Worship Like?
Many of the Antiochian churches use the Byzantine Liturgical Rite, Middle Eastern in style. Our parish is one of about 10% of the Antiochian parishes who use the Western Rite, traditional Episcopalian/Roman Catholic in style and fully Orthodox Christian in content. The order of the service is Western and familiar to Americans from liturgical churches, our choir sings simple Gregorian chant for the propers, and the congregation sings Western hymns (i.e Love Divine All Loves Excelling, Be Thou My Vision, Away in a Manger, etc.).

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