Reverend Canon Robert Petrovich
Each week of the liturgical year, a reading from Second Advent Scripture is delivered as part of the Saturday Communion of Fellowship Service held in the Chapel of the Holy Child. This reading follows the Sacred Calendar of the Church; that is, Prophecies and Revelations that have been received by The Church on sacred dates are recalled in a liturgical context during the appropriate season each year. This reading is delivered just before the final blessings. Each service also includes a reading from the ancient scriptures, prayers, or wisdom sayings of various world religions past and present and is usually thematically related to the Second Advent Reading. This reading is delivered by the Reader right after the announcements that begin the service and is thus the first reading of the service. An audio recording of the reading from Second Advent Scripture delivered on the date above is provided here below together with a transcript of the first reading of the service that day.
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SECOND ADVENT PROPHECY AND REVELATION
A Reading from Prophecy of the New Covenant, Chapter 91: “Testament of the New Covenant” (pp. 971-979).
ANCIENT SCRIPTURE AND WISDOM SAYINGS
A Reading from the Testament of Levi:
I , Levi, . . . when I was feeding the flocks, the spirit of understanding of the Lord came upon me, and I saw all men corrupting the way, and that unrighteousness had built for itself walls, and lawlessness sat upon towers. And I was grieving for the race of the sons of men, and I prayed to the Lord that I might be saved. Then there fell upon me a sleep, and I beheld a high mountain, and I was upon it. And behold the heavens were opened and an angel of God said to me, “Levi enter.” And I entered from the first heaven, and I saw there a great sea hanging. And further I saw a second heaven far brighter and more brilliant, for there was a boundless light also therein. And I said to the angel, “Why Is this so?” And the angel said to me, “Marvel not at this, for thou shalt see another heaven even more brilliant and incomparable. And when thou hast ascended thither, thou shalt stand near the Lord, and be His minister, and shalt declare His mysteries to men, and proclaim concerning Him Who shall redeem Israel. And through thee and Judah shall the Lord appear among men, saving every race of men. And from the Lord’s portion shall be thy life, and He shall be thy field and vineyard, and fruits, gold, and silver.
Click here to watch this week’s readings on YouTube. (13:02 minutes)