AUG 6: DIVINE LITURGY & BLESSING OF FRUIT – 9:00 AM (LIVE-STREAMED & OUTDOORS WEATHER PERMITTING). NOTE: A PARISH MEETING WILL BE HELD AFTER THE DIVINE LITURGY AND BLESSING OF FRUIT.
PROPERS VESPERS: 08-06_Transfiguration_Vespers
PROPERS DIVINE LITURGY: 08-06_Transfiguration_DL
Parishes live-streaming in the Diocese can be found here: https://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/directory
Feast Of The Holy Transfiguration And Blessing Of The Fruits According To Byzantine Rite Tradition (from Byzantine Eparchy of Pittsburgh): https://archpitt.org/feast-of-the-holy-transfiguration-and-blessing-of-the-fruits-according-to-byzantine-rite-tradition/
Feast of the Transfiguration (Day of Blessing of Fruit) is on August 6th each year. The Gospel reading on this day is Matthew 17:1-9, which recounts the Transfiguration in which Jesus becomes radiant in glory before the Apostles Peter, James and John on Mount Tabor. It is a special moment for them, as Peter confirms – ‘it is good for us to be here’. Also appearing next to Jesus and whom Jesus speaks to are the prophets Moses and Elijah as well as God from the heavens who called Jesus “Son.” Thus, the feast commemorates this event. The blessing of grapes, as well as other fruits and vegetables on this day is the most beautiful and adequate sign of the final transfiguration of all things in Christ. It signifies the ultimate flowering and fruitfulness of all creation in God’s Paradise where all will be transformed by the glory of the Lord.
