Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ

On Sunday, July 12, the Armenian Church will observe one of its five major feasts: the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ. The observance recalls Christ’s ascent up Mount Tabor, accompanied by his disciples John, James, and Peter. At the mountain’s summit, to the disciple’s frightened amazement, Christ was transfigured in a blinding white light; the Old Testament figures Moses and Elijah emerged from the mists of time to confer with the Lord; and the voice of God boomed from out of the heavens to affirm Jesus as his Son.

(A detail from a manuscript illumination depicts the apostles Peter and John on Mount Tabor (from the 13th-century Lady Keran Gospel).

Jesus was characteristically reticent about the episode: he urged the disciples not to speak of it. But the gospels recorded it for posterity, and the church—including local Armenian parishes across the Diocese—celebrates it every year.

To learn more about this feast day, download the Diocese’s Transfiguration iBook.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/transfiguration/id656246730?mt=11&utm_source=Eastern+Diocese+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=080bf6e476-February_9_20122_9_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3f0172fcf2-080bf6e476-153258974

 It is packed with interactive features, including video, music, photo galleries, and more. A version of the book is also available for non-iPad users; click on the following links to view it in your browser

http://issuu.com/armenianchurchmagazine/docs/transfiguration?utm_source=Eastern+Diocese+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=464dca8446-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3f0172fcf2-464dca8446-159715649

 or to download a PDF

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/727aaae8ea56658ecf4a092d5/files/TransfigurationPDF.pdf