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THIRD SUNDAY OF TRANSFIGURATION

SYNAXIS READINGS

ISA. 5.1-10

1 COR. 6.18-7.11

MATT 19.3-12

Divine Liturgy at 10:30 AM

Celebrated by:

REV. FR. MYRON SARKISSIAN

Choirmaster: Dn. Shahe Altounian

Organist: Mrs. Sona Artinian

1 CORINTHIANS

6.18-7.11

For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition.

The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla a greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house. All the brothers and sisters here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.

If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord !

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

Now to the unmarried a and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

MATTHEW

19.3-12

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

յոյն ընտանիքէ: Իր ուսումը ստացած է Աղեքսանդրիոյ աստուածաբա-

հռչակաւոր համա-

մէջ: Ան որպէս

COMMEMORATION OF PATRIARCHS

ST. ATHANASIUS AND ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA AND ST. GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN

ST. ATHANASIUS (295-373 A.D.)

He was born in Alexandria, to a Greek Christian family. He received his education in the famous Theological School of Alexandria. He was ordained to the diaconate by Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria and participated in the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325, as the Patriarch’s personal secretary. During the council he decisively defeated Arius and his followers who denied the Divine nature of Christ and purported that He was a created being. In his argument St. Athanasius stated the reality

of Christ being God and explained the salvation in combining the human nature of Jesus with God, which is possible only through His incarnation. Athanasius stated that God became incarnate, “so that sons of mortal men should become sons of God.”

In 328, St. Athanasius became Bishop of Alexandria. He continued to struggle against Arian views and defended the Nicene Orthodox teachings (Nicene Creed). He was subjected to repeated persecutions, but his efforts bore fruit, and eight years following his death his teachings were adopted by the Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, in 381. St. Athanasius made very significant contributions to the development of monastic life as well.

PATRIARCH ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA

He՚s one of the brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian Theological School. He was born in 380, and was the nephew of Patriarch Theophilus, whom he succeeded in 412. He struggled against Nestorius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, for the preservation of orthodox teaching. Nestorius, a presbyter of the Antioch Church, was chosen in 428 to the Constantinople cathedral and therein got the chance to spread his heretical teachings, namely about the mother of God. He was implying that she gave birth not to God, but only to the man Christ. For the purpose of settling this theological dispute Emperor Theodoros II convened the Third Ecumenical Council in Ephesus, in 431. During the Council, Nestorius and his teachings were criticized and condemned, and the formulation of “Theotokos” (Birthgiver to God) was adopted by the Church as it related to St. Mary. The famous formulation of St. Cyril: “The one incarnate nature of God the Word”, has become the cornerstone of the Armenian Church regarding the nature of Christ.

Saint Cyril guided the Alexandrian Church for 32 years. Saint Cyril died in the year 444.

COMMEMORATION OF ST. GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, is one of the 12 Holy Fathers of Universal Church. He was born into a Christian family in 328 , it Arianzos, not far from the city of Nazianzus, Cappadocia. His father, also named Gregory was Bishop of Nazianzus.

St. Gregory studied in Caesaria, then in Athens and received extensive philosophical and rhetoric education. In Athens Gregory became acquainted with St. Basil of Caesarea - one of the prominent figures of Christianity. After leading ascetic life for a while, Gregory returned to Naziangue, where he was baptized and ordained as a priest by his father. Later, Saint Basil the Great made Saint Gregory the Bishop of the city of Sasima, a small town between Caesarea and Tyana.

Together with St. Basil of Caesarea St. Gregory the Theologian struggled against the Arians. He participated ad presided in the 2nd Ecumenical Council of Constantinople. St. Gregory passed away on January 25, 389 AD.

St. Gregory the Theologian has left rich literary heritage, which was translated into Armenian in the 5-8th centuries. Most probability St. Moses of Khoronk translated some of his work into Armenian. St. Gregory the Theologian is one of the most prominent figures of Christianity and his works he has greatly influenced the formulation of the Orthodox Christian ideology.

DID YOU KNOW?...

St. Gregory of Nazianzus is honored with the title “Theologian,” also given to the holy Apostle and Evangelist John and St Simeon the New Theologian. No other saint has earned this title since the eleventh century.

Առաքելական

Visit to the Newly Acquired Narek Armenian Educational and Cultural Centre

On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, a delegation from Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church and the Barev Centre, led by Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian, Diocesan Vicar and Parish Priest

of Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, made an official visit to the newly acquired Nareg Armenian Educational and Cultural Centre.

The delegation received a warm welcome from Mr. Hagop Janbazian and members of the ARF “Soghomon Tehlirian” Committee. The visit included a guided tour of the new educational facility, followed by a productive meeting where participants exchanged ideas, shared their visions, and discussed opportunities for future collaboration aimed at enhancing to work together for the benefit of future generations and to further strengthen the spiritual, educational, and cultural foundations of the Armenian community in Canada.

Requested by

Mrs. Noyemi Garabedian

Rosine Gerhardt and Family

Salpy MacKenzie and Family

Karen Koundakjian and Family

In Memory of THE LATE AVAK GARABEDIAN

On the 40th day of his passing

Requested by

Mr. and Mrs. Aram and Arusyak Atamer, Mr. Allen Atamer, Dr Sonia Simon, daughters Lara, Tanya, and Annabel

In Memory of Their Beloved Parents and Grandparents

THE LATE DIKRANOUHI ZADURYAN

THE LATE KEVORK ZADURYAN

THE LATE ARMENAK ATAMER

THE LATE ELIZ ATAMER

Requested by

Nataliya, Marina and Viktoriya Milikhiny

Tigran, Nuriya and Violetta Osipov

Zamira and Lillian Yukhtman

In Memory of Their Beloved Mother and Grandmother

THE LATE MADYKHIYA OSIPOVA and

In Memory of Their Beloved Father and Grandfather

THE LATE VLADIMIR OSIPOV

Requested by

Mrs. Lena Avetyan

Mr. & Mrs. Tigran and Anna Grigoryan

Yelena and Victo Grigoryan

In Memory of Their Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather

THE LATE VICTOR GRIGORYAN

On the 28th anniversary of his passing

Requested by

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Ohanes and Marian Khodikian

In Memory of Their Beloved Parents and Brother

THE LATE JONY KHODIKIAN

On the 3rd anniversary of his passing

THE LATE GEORGE OHANES

On the 15th anniversary of his passing

THE LATE BABKEN KHODIKIAN

On the 19th anniversary of his passing

THE LATE ALICE DAGHALIAN

On the 39th anniversary of her passing

List of Donations – July 18- 24, 2026

GENERAL DONATION

Mr. Mardiros Davidian $100

Mr. & Mrs. Garo & Arpi Ohanian $100

LOUMA

Mrs. Tamar Mazloumian Nar $50

Mr. Rostom Mirzoyan $50

IN

MEMORY OF

THE LATE VICTOR GRIGORYAN

Mr. Tigran Grigoryan $200

THE LATE VIOLETA POGHOSYAN

Mrs. Tatevik Dandyan $50

Ms Lucine Ashughyan $100

THE

LATE YEGHISH HAKOBYAN

Mr. Vahe Hakobyan $50

THE LATE VARTAN KHIDICHIAN

Mrs. Karine Copur $100

THE LATE ALEC ADAMIAN

Mr. & Mrs. Dikran and Katrin Yaldizciyan $100

Mr. Sebouh Demirdjian $40

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew and Hilda Adamian $150

Mr. & Mrs. Norman and Marlin Ustun $250

Mrs. Seda Adamian $300

THE LATE BERDJ TANIELIAN

Mr. Avedis Evran $100

THE LATE HAGOP KALACHIAN

Mr. Abraham Kalachian $100

ALTAR FLOWERS

Mrs. Arshalouise Nersessian $100

(In Memory of Simon and Nazeni Tavitian)

APPRECIATION

We thank all our donors for supporting Holy Trinity Armenian Church through their heartfelt donations. If you prefer to stay anonymous, please contact the Church office and inform the administration.

Donations may be made: Over the phone: 416 431 3001

E-transfer via: info@TorontoArmenianChurch.com

Cheques payable to: HTAC

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