Month: July 2026

🌿 IN THE SERVICE OF THE LORD 🌿 Today the Church year brings us to the Sunday of the Apostles, whose theme is “In the Service of the Lord”. The verse of the day leads us to the heart of this theme: “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens…

🌿 THE COMMANDMENT OF LOVE 🌿 Today the Church year brings us to the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, whose theme is “The Commandment of Love”. The verse of the day leads us to the heart of this theme: “Thus says the Lord, he who created you: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I…

🔥 PENTECOST—THE FEAST OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CHURCH 🔥 Today is Pentecost—the day on which the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the apostles and the Church of Christ was born (Acts 2). In southern Estonia, Pentecost is also known as suvistepüha, the feast of early summer. This beautiful name…

Jesus said, “All things can be done for the one who believes.” (Mark 9:23) The Second Sunday in Lent reminds us that every Christian has a responsibility consciously to direct their mind towards what is better—to become a better person, however clichéd the phrase may sound. “Be good” need not be an empty slogan unless…

Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35) It is God’s nature to love, to give himself, to bestow and to share. When he calls himself the true bread in the Gospel, the comparison is therefore…

At the request of listeners, we are publishing selected excerpts from the audio recording of today’s Mass (15 April—the Fourth Sunday in Lent). Our thanks to Elsa Virta, Kaaleb Humal, and Teele, Marie and Osvald Nigola, who joined our organist Aaro in supporting today’s worship with music. The Revd Toomas Nigola preached.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! (Luke 13:34) It is the Fifth Sunday in Lent, the beginning of Passiontide. While the…

So must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes may have eternal life in him. (John 3:14b–15) Palm Sunday is not only the feast of Jesus’ arrival. It is also the feast of his humility. Today we stand on the threshold of Holy Week and, with the benefit of hindsight, see clearly…

On Good Friday, together with Christians from several congregations in Pärnu, we walked the Lord’s Way of the Cross (Latin: Via Crucis), meditating on the Passion of Jesus Christ from his condemnation to his crucifixion and burial. In Estonia and throughout the world, this devotion holds a particularly important place during Lent and on Good…

Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:26) A week has passed since the holy day of the Lord’s Resurrection, yet the newness and significance of that event have not diminished in the slightest. If anything, as time passes we learn to recognise its meaning ever more deeply—as we…