Apodosis of the Transfiguration – 10th Sunday of Matthew / Sunday of Matthew I, Performance of the Despotic feast of the Transfiguration of Christ the Savior.
With due ecclesiastical grandeur, the Despotic feast of the Transfiguration of Christ the Savior was celebrated, the Holy Cathedral of the Holy Virgin, in Mykonos Town.
The Orthros Service and the Divine Liturgy were performed by the Most Reverend Protopresbyter and High Priest of the Temple, Pi. Petros Maragos, flanked by the Protopresbyter Fr. Georgios Kousathanas with the participation of Mykonians and vacationers, who came reverently to commemorate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
Gospel Reading / The Reading is from the Gospel According to Matthew 17:14-23
Gospel / Matthew. ιζ΄ 14-23
At that time, a man approached Jesus, knelt before him and said: "Sir, have mercy on my son, because he is epileptic and suffers; many times he even falls into fire and water. I brought him to your students, but they could not cure him". Jesus answered: "Unfaithful and corrupt generation, how long will I be with you?; When will I tolerate you?; Bring him here". Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; from that time the child was healed. Then the disciples went to Jesus privately and asked him: "Because we couldn't get it out;""Because of your unbelief", Jesus said to them. "I assure you how, if you have faith, be it like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain "go from here to there", and it will go; and nothing will be impossible for you. This demonic generation does not come out except by prayer and fasting". While the disciples were in Galilee, Jesus said to them: "The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men; they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise".
Apolytikion of Apodosis of Transfiguration in the Grave Tone
Absolutely heavy sound
“Transfigured in the mountain Christ the God, show your disciples your glory, as possible. Let us also shine on sinners, your light is divine, embassies of the Theotokos, glory to you, giver of light”.
but he also asks for the prayers of the Church for them:
