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Transfiguration and the Blessing of Grapes and Apples
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In August, we celebrate two Great Feasts of the Church: the Transfiguration of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Dormition (Falling Asleep) of Our Most-holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary. The first of these feasts commemorates the events described by the Evangelists (Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-19; Luke 9:28-36) and the Apostle Peter (2 Peter 1:10-19). In view of His forthcoming death on the cross, the Lord revealed to His…