​LITURGICAL PROGRAM ─ JANUARY 2025

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The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has proclaimed the year 2026 as the Commemorative Year of the Pastoral Care of the Christian Family and the Commemorative Year of the Holy Women in the Church Calendar (the Myrrh-bearing Women, martyrs, venerable women, wives, and mothers), thus acknowledging the fundamental role that the family and women play in the formation, preservation, and transmission of the Christian faith.

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Thursday, January 1 — (†) The Circumcision according to the flesh of the Lord; (†) St. Hierarch Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his mother St. Emilia (Te Deum — New Year)

Matins and Holy Liturgy — 9:00 am

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Sunday, January 4 — Synaxis of the Holy Seventy Apostles; St. Venerable Theoctistus of Sicily, Nicephorus the Leper, and Apolinaria; Sunday before the Baptism of the Lord (The Preaching of St. John the Baptist)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am

 

Monday, January 5 — Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas; St. Venerable Syncletica (Eve of the Baptism of the Lord) (strict fast)
Service of the "Royal Hours of Theophany", followed by the Great Blessing of the Water (Great Holy Water) — 9:00 am
"The Royal Hours of Theophany" include hymns, prayers, and readings from Holy Scripture related to the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

 

Tuesday, January 6 — (†) The Baptism of the Lord (Theophany – the Divine Manifestation)
Matins — 8:00 am
Holy Liturgy, followed by the Great Blessing of the Water (Great Holy Water) — 9:45 am

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Wednesday, January 7 — † Synaxis of the Holy Prophet John the Baptist and Forerunner of the Lord (Fish allowed)

 

Sunday, January 11 — † St. Venerable Theodosius, founder of cenobitic monastic life in Palestine; St. Venerable Vitalis; Sunday after the Baptism of the Lord (The Beginning of the Lord’s Preaching)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
After the Holy Liturgy, we warmly invite you to the parish fellowship meal.

 

Sunday, January 18 — † Holy Hierarchs Athanasius and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria; 29th Sunday after Pentecost (of the Ten Lepers)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, there is a possibility that the Holy Liturgy may not be celebrated. We will provide a further update as soon as the situation is clarified.

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Sunday, January 25 — †) Holy Hierarch Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople; †) Holy Hierarch Bretanion, Bishop of Tomis; 32nd Sunday after Pentecost (of Zacchaeus)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am

On this day, at 12:00 pm, our parish will hold the Annual General Assembly.

 

Friday, January 30 — †) The Holy Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Holy Hieromartyr Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome

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