In this sermon, Fr. Stephen reflects on Palm Sunday and why it is both joyful and serious in the life of the Orthodox Church. The feast celebrates Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, but it also places us at the doorway of Holy Week. This sermon explains why Orthodox Christianity treats this day as more than a celebration with palms and bright hymns. It is a call to walk with Christ toward His Passion and Resurrection.

A major theme in the sermon is that Palm Sunday gives us a chance to begin again. Many people reach this point in Lent feeling like they did not pray enough, fast well, or keep their focus on Christ. The sermon speaks directly to that struggle. In the Orthodox Church, failure is not a reason for despair. It is a reason to repent and return to Christ with sincerity.

This message matters because the spiritual life is not about ...