Homilies on the Christian Life · Lecture 034
On James the Brother of God
A lecture by Dimitrios Panagopoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Dimitrios Panagopoulos reports on Greek Orthodox communities in Montreal and Toronto and then turns to Saint James the Brother of the Lord, with references including Mark 15:40, Mark 14:51, Matthew 13:55, James 1:19, and Acts. The diaspora is described as economically displaced yet gathered in full churches under pressure from Protestant, Catholic, and Jehovah’s Witness broadcasts, and compared with Joseph providentially sent into Egypt. On James, he distinguishes the New Testament figures of that name and identifies the Brother of the Lord as a son of Cleopas, not of the Virgin Mary. He recounts James’s ascetic life and martyrdom, notes the Liturgy of Saint James as the source later condensed by Basil and Chrysostom, and applies James 1:19 to restraint of speech.
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