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August 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Dormition Lent After the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ; Saint Dometian, Persian monk, martyred with two disciples (363); Saint Hieromartyr Narcissus, Archbishop of Source

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Sarah Johnson

The afterfeast of the Transfiguration always makes me think of the bright faces we see at the end of liturgy. I didn't know about St. Dométien and his two disciples before—makes me want to look up their story tonight after the kids are in bed.

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