The Ancient Christian Blessing of the First Fruits

A surprisingly ancient Christian custom is blessing the first fruits in Summer every year. It still happens in Eastern Orthodox Churches to this day. LINKS: For more on blessings please visit an Orthodox Church and chat with a priest! Read an excellent sermon about Transfiguration and the Blessing of Fruits by Saint Innocent of Kherson (19th century): https://orthochristian.com/147792.html Watch this video of fruit being blessed at an Orthodox Church in America (featuring a pretty impressive choir): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBW5TGuKRPw The "Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus" 2nd century: https://earlychurch.org.uk/pdf/e-books/easton_b-s/apostolic-tradition-hippolytus.pdf A short article on blessing fruit in Orthodoxy (with mentions of honey and flowers too!): https://charlotteriggle.com/blessings-of-bees-and-flowers-and-fruit/ Another article on the custom of blessing fruit a Transfiguration: https://frted.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/the-blessing-of-fruit-at-the-transfiguration/ Yet another article about the Orthodox custom of blessing fruit on 6th of August: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2012/08/the-blessing-of-fruits-on-august-6th.html Yep, one more article on blessing fruits: https://myocn.net/the-participation-of-nature-in-worship-the-blessing-of-the-fruits-of-the-vine/ Patristix continues to exist thanks to the support and donations of our friends. Amongst them are the wonderful team at Orthodox Youth Ministries: https://www.theoym.org If you would like to help us keep producing videos, please consider becoming a monthly donor. It REALLY helps: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also support us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/