MYSTERIES ON SUNDAY GOSPELS



“Man is the only one who eats without hunger, drinks without thirst, speaks without saying anything” (Mark Twain).

Of course, this may apply to every human being but never applies to Jesus because He was God, and as God was the only one Who even His slightest “movement” had a significant meaning. That is why the Gospels are a continual revelation of mysteries, a vast ocean of hidden life-giving messages.

From that vast ocean we have drawn some drops, which in front of the dry wisdom of this world are large springs. This could sooth the tired traveler of this world. AMEN


CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

INTRODUCTION
1. Creation of the New Testament
2. Jesus as Preacher

PART I
ΝΑΤIVITY. EPIPHANY

PART II
TRIODION BEGIN

PART III
GREAT ΑΝD HOLY LENT

PART IV
PENTECOSTARION

PART V
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

PART VI
THE VENERATION OF THE CROSS

PART VII
GOSPELS OF LUKE



INTRODUCTION
2. Jesus as Preacher (pg. 13-14)

Christ’s mission on earth had two purposes. One was to teach the people, and the other was His Crucifixion. During His public life, many times the Jews had tried to capture Him , but “no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come” (Jn. 7:30). He had to finish His teaching first, and then be crucified.

He officially began His preaching when John the Baptist was imprisoned. “From that time Jesus began to preach” (Mt. 4:17). It was at the beginning of His second year of His public life. He preached everywhere, in the Temple, in the Synagogues, in the houses, and on the beach, in the mountains, where thousands congregated to hear Him.

To make His teaching comprehendible, He spoke in parables that referred to everyday life in Palestine. He made references to sowing, harvesting, vineyards, sheep, etc. He also made references to events or objects that lay before Him. Examples:

When He was at the foot of Mt. Tabor, He said to His disciples: “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move” (Mt. 17:20).

When He and His disciples came across a vineyard, He said to His disciples: “I am the vine, you are the branches” (Jn. 15:5).

When they came across a shepherd opening a gate for his sheep, He said: “I say to you, I am the door of then sheep” (Jn. 10:7). He also said: “I am the good shepherd” (Jn. 10:11).

When in the evening (on the Feast of the Tabernacles) He saw the torches at the four corners of the Temple court, which stood twenty-five meters, He said: “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (Jn. 8:12) and many other similar things.

His purpose was to benefit the people and not to dazzle them. “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now” (Jn. 16:12), He once said to His disciples.

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