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…
Nativity Fast, Nativity of the Lord and Theophany
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…
Holy Theophany 2021 and Keeping Soles Warm
Holy Theophany is Wednesday, January 6. The Divine Liturgy will be at 5:30 p.m. We are also concluding the new sock drive: Keeping Soles Warm with the blessing of socks…
Synaxis of the Mother of God
On this 2nd day of Christmas, we honor the flight into Egypt and what is called a synaxis or common feast of the Theotokos/Mary, Mother of God. In her wisdom,…