St Philip and the Nativity Fast
With today’s liturgical commemoration of St Philip according to the Byzantine Catholic Church, the Nativity fast begins, thus preparing us for the feast of the Incarnation. In today’s Gospel, Jesus…
Nativity Fast, Nativity of the Lord and Theophany
Divine Liturgy for the Presentation in the Temple of the Lord
TONIGHT Divine Liturgy at 5:30 pm for the feast of the Presentation in the Temple of the Lord (Meeting of the Lord with Simeon and Anna). Father Dennis will bless…
Feast of Holy Theophany, January 6
The Divine Liturgy will be served on Saturday, January 6 at 5:00 p.m. for the feast of Holy Theophany. The Great Sanctification of Water will also happen.
The Nativity Fast 2023
The traditional fast preparing us for the Nativity of the Lord –Christmas– begins today. The modified fast of the Melkite Church begins in December. Pray-Fast-Almsgiving. There is a resource for…
Feast of the Encounter with the Lord
The Feast of the Encounter with the Lord Tomorrow is Hippopotamus Day! The Divine Liturgy for the Encounter with the Lord will be served at 5:30 p.m. No, I haven’t…
St Hilary of Poitiers
Our father among the saints, Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, confessor. Eighth day of the feast of Theophany. After his conversion to Christianity in his mid thirties, he was elected bishop…
Sunday after Theophany
Oh things strange beyond compare! How should the boundless River that makes glad the city of God have been dipped in a little water? The illimitable Spring that bears life…