Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15:1-7
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Matthew 9:27-35
  
  

Saints commemorated today

• The Righteous Fathers Isaac, Dalmatos and Faustos , Abbots in Constantinople
• St.Anthony the Roman , Wonderworker in Novgorod
• St.Trea , the Recluse

Those in need of our prayers

• Kathleen
• Luba
• Olga
• June
• Matushka Mary

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Alexander
• Thomas
• Deab

Transfiguration, August the 6^th

Next Wednesday, August the 6^th, is the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ.

This is one of the twelve great feasts of the Orthodox church.

This feast highlights the Divinity of Christ, and helped the Disciples understand after the Ascension that he was truly God, sent from the God the father

It also points towards our eventual re-unification with God, Θεωσις (Theosis).

Mathew 17:1-8

1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

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