Sunday after Theophany. Octoechos, Tone 6. Our Venerable Father George the Chosebite (610-41). Our Venerable Mother Dominica (474-91). Emilian the Confessor. Matins Resurrectional Gospel 9. Ephesians 4:7-13; Matthew 4:12-17. GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading: “Blessed is...
The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is celebrated in the morning on January 6. The Great Blessing of the Water is taken after the Prayer Behind the Ambon. Festal Matins, Divine Liturgy & Great...
Sunday before the Theophany of our Lord. Octoechos, Tone 5. The Circumcision of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379). Feast of our Lord. All-Night Vigil Feast. The Divine...
The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ – Christmas GREAT VESPERS The priest, fully vested, begins: Blessed is our God, always, now and forever and ever. The people respond: Amen. And the usual opening prayers Psalm 103 Great Litany At...
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ – Sunday of the Holy Fathers. Octoechos Tone 3. The Holy Martyr Sebastian and His Companions Great Vespers, Sunday Matins and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading: “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140,...