{"id":11614,"date":"2023-06-19T17:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=11614"},"modified":"2023-06-19T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:41:03","slug":"st-peter-news-june-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-news-june-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter News June 20, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThird Sunday after Pentecost<\/h2>\n

\nThird Sunday of Matthew<\/h2>\n

\nApodosis (Leave-Taking) of the Forerunner’s Nativity<\/h2>\n

\nVenerable Martyr Febronia of Nisibis;
\nVenerable Prokopios of the Iviron skete on Athos<\/h4>\n
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\"Nativity<\/p>\n

Nativity of St. John the Baptist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Among the Church's feasts, there are three in honor of God's saint which in their significance stand out from the others devoted to the saints and are numbered among the great feasts of the Church of Christ. These feasts glorify the economy of God for our salvation. These three feasts are the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner, his Beheading, and the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.<\/p>\n

The apparition of the holy Archangel Gabriel to the priest Zacharias in the Temple, with the announcement of the birth to him and the righteous Elizabeth, of a son who would prepare the way for the Lord, the Savior of the world, and the subsequent fulfillment of this premise, are the first of the events related by the Evangelists.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the holy Archangel Gabriel to Zacharias in the Temple begins the New Testament Gospel. The announcement of the same Archangel Gabriel six months later in Nazareth to the Virgin Mary concerning the birth from Her of the Son of God, Who was to become incarnate, is a continuation of the revelation of the Pre-eternal Counsel concerning the salvation of the human race.<\/p>\n

Three months after, the Annunciation, St. John the Forerunner was born "in a city of Judah," and six months after him Christ Himself was born in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

Read the entire article on the Orthodox Christianity website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Services and Events This Week<\/h2>\n