We now begin with the fifth chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, the chapter in which the famous Sermon

Saint John Chrysostom immediately draws our attention to the virtue of the apostles and describes their readiness to follow the

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

We continue with the interpretation of verse 16:Blessed Theophylact of Ohrid adds the following: “The great light is the Gospel.

We now continue with verse 11:The reflections of St. John Cassian explain the deep meaning of the Lord Jesus Christ’s

We continue with the interpretation of verses 8 and 9: Saint John Chrysostom teaches that Satan deliberately reserved this temptation—earthly

We continue with the interpretation of verses 5 and 6: Saint Luke of Crimea focuses on the inner meaning of

We continue with verses 3 and 4, in which the Apostle Matthew describes the first temptation by the devil: And

We begin the patristic interpretation of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Then Jesus was led by the

And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water This passage continues the reflection on the

“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth

We continue with the patristic interpretation of the seventh verse.The teachers of the Church state that in the words: “Brood