The Good Thief by Fr. Patrick Cardine

In Fr. Patrick's X Sunday after Pentecost homily, he discusses the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector and reveals that true prayer begins with humility, trust, and recognizing our complete dependence on God. Rather than seeking fulfillment by trusting in ourselves. Christians are called to give themselves to God in thanksgiving, discovering true peace, and the Kingdom through the sacrifice of praise. Fr. Patrick is a Priest at St. Patrick Orthodox Church located in Bealeton, Virginia. https://www.stpatrickorthodox.org/about More from the Orthodox West: ✝️ Homilies from the Western Rite Vicariate:    • Western Rite Homilies   ⛪Praxis and Teachings Videos with Western Rite Priests:    • Praxis & Teachings   📿The Divine Office:    • How to Pray the Benedictine Office   🕯️ What is the Holy Mass:    • The Mass   ❓Have questions? Submit them here! https://www.orthodoxwest.com/contact-... 🌐 Visit us at The Orthodox West: https://www.orthodoxwest.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X Sunday After Pentecost Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12:2-11 2 You know that uou were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works [e]all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ☦️Liturgical Items for Purchase: 🗓️Purchase the 2026 Western Rite Wall Calendar Here: https://www.stpatrickorthodox.org/cal... 📖Purchase the 2026 Western Rite Ordo Here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/v-rev-john-... #Christianity #OrthodoxChristianity #OrthodoxWest #WesternRite #WesternRiteOrthodoxy #OrthodoxFaith #OrthodoxChurch #orthodoxy #antiochianorthodox #faith #jesus