The Gospels of Christmas
Soon we celebrate the birth of our Lord. We can understand better the structure of the feast, in the Byzantine Church, by looking at the Gospels which are read: 1)…
Sunday of the Holy Ancestors of the Lord
In the Synaxarion we read this note identifying the meaning of this Sunday’s Divine Liturgy: Today, the Sunday before the Birth of Christ, as our holy and God-bearing Fathers have…
Almsgiving for the Nativity Fast
Food Drive: Subdeacon Paul Zalonski, working with Saint Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Haven, Connecticut, is organizing a food drive for the people of Ukraine. Items needed…
Melkite Nativity Fast
The fasting period begins on Saturday December 10 to Saturday, December 24. Some may observe the traditional Nativity Fast that is 40 days in length called the St Philip’s Fast…
The Sunday after Theophany
Christ was baptized for our sake, in order to sanctify the waters. The Spirit descended in the form of a dove, because wherever there is reconciliation with God there is…
Theophany 2022
As we approach the feast of the Holy Theophany, taking time to think about the feast itself is a good thing. Why is it a good thing? It is a…