Blessing Grapes at Transfiguration
The blessing of grapes as well as other fruits and vegetables on this day is a beautiful sign of the final transfiguration of all things in Christ.
The blessing of grapes as well as other fruits and vegetables on this day is a beautiful sign of the final transfiguration of all things in Christ.
“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Epistle of the Council of Bishops to all Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Christ is Risen! Beloved in the Lord, archpastors, reverend priests and deacons, venerable monastics, dear brothers and sisters:
They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”