o Evening: Mark 3: 28-35 + Mathew 12: 43-45 + Luke 11: 27-32 o Morning: Luke 2: 32-51+ Mathew 12: 46-50o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament ReadingsExodus 19: 16-23; Joshua 4: 4-10; Is. 45: 11 -19 o Epistle ReadingsActs 7: 44-53; Heb. 9: 3-12o Gospel ProclamationLuke 11: 27 -36;
It was the Lord’s day, and the 15th day of the month of August, when that blessed hour that all were awaiting drew near. It was the third hour of the day (nine o’clock in the morning). In the room, the Holy Apostles were offering praise to God, with many lamps burning. Theotokos Read more
The bodily and spiritual virginity of Mary ensures us the divinity of our Lord. If anyone does not agree that Mary is the mother of God, he is at odds because Elizabeth filled with Holy Spirit (Lk 1: 41) pronounced Mary as ‘Mother of my Lord’ (Luke 1: 43). The Read more