30th Sunday after Pentecost Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 333 (Tone 2) – Our Venerable Father Macarius of Egypt (c. 390); Mark Bishop of Ephesus Troparion (Tone 2): When You went down to death, O Life Immortal,* You struck Hades...
Sunday after Theophany Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 796 & Pg. 357 (Tone 8) First Antiphon Verse 1: When Israel came forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from an alien people * Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion (Ps...
Jan 06: Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 788 Liturgical Instruction: If Jan 06 lands on a Sunday or Monday the Typicon prescribes the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. First...
Each of these saints have their own feast day. St. Basil the Great, January 1; St. Gregory the Theologian, January 25; and St. John Chrysostom, January 27. This combined feast day, January 30, was instituted in the eleventh century during the reign of Emperor Alexius...
They were prominent and wealthy citizens of Constantinople. Xenophont and his wife Maria lived a God-pleasing life and dedicated all their attention to the Christian upbringing of their sons. When their sons reached majority, they were sent to study in Beirut; but it...
