Tag: Holy 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 to all, and has no end, was covered by poor and temporary waters! He who is present everywhere, and absent nowhere, who is incomprehensible to …

“Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God” (Romans 15:7) Tonight, the Divine Liturgy and the Great Blessing of Water will happen at 5:30 p.m. The newly blessed water will be available to for use at home. Take and use! The Catholic Church –the Byzantine Catholic and Orthodox Churches– …

Theophany – Showing the World to be the World

Eve of Theophany on January 5th In preparation for the Feast of the Theophany of Our Lord, the Eve of the Feast, which is Thursday, January 5th, is a day of fasting/strict abstinence for all Byzantine Catholics. All feasts have a period of time of preparation which calls us to prayer with fasting and/abstinence.

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 good thing because more than Christmas we come to know the breadth and depth of God’s activity in the world. It is a feast in …

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 at the Divine Liturgy on Theophany. Keeping Soles Warm: Help us warm the hearts and souls of the poor this Theophany! We are conducting a sock …