“Celebrating All the Saints” All Saints Day (tr.) - November 3, 2019 Luke 6:20-31 Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your re

Divided by Peace 10th Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 15C) Fr. Guillermo A. Arboleda Luke 12:49-56 Jesus said, "I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be

“The Hope of Martyrs” All Saints’ Day B (tr.) - November 4, 2018 Fr. Guillermo A. Arboleda - St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Savannah This is an icon of St. Ignatius of Antioch, who was brutally martyred in Rome (eaten by lions as capital punishment for his faith) in about the year 110 CE. He inspired many to have courage in the face of corrupt power and persecution. He is alluded to near the end of this sermon. Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 1 The souls of the righteous are in the