THE LITURGICAL PROGRAM
​LITURGICAL SCHEDULE DECEMBER 2025
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Friday, December 5 — †) Venerable St. Sabbas the Sanctified
Vespers, Matins and the Holy Liturgy — 6:00 pm
After the Vespers service, Matins will be celebrated as well as the Holy Liturgy in honor of Saint Nicholas the Hierarch.
Saturday, December 6 — †) St. Nicholas the Hierarch, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Wonderworke (Fish allowed)
Sunday, December 7 — †) St. Philothea the Martyr of Curtea de ArgeÈ™; St. Ambrose the Hierarch, Bishop of Milan (Fish allowed); 27th Sunday after Pentecost (Healing of the bent-over woman)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
After the Holy Liturgy, we warmly invite you to a festive meal to celebrate Romania’s National Day together. Let us gather as one big family, honoring the faith, traditions, and beauty of the Romanian people. We will share moments of fellowship, joy, and gratitude for all that unites us.
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Friday, December 12 — †) St. Spyridon the Hierarch, Bishop of Trimythous, Wonderworker
The Sacrament of Holy Unction — 6:00 pm
Father Daniel Adrian Ene from the Romanian Orthodox Church Holy Trinity in Rochester, New York, diocesan secretary of the Archdiocese of the United States of America and dean for the Eastern USA, will try to be present at this holy service.
Sunday, December 14 — †) Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Callinicus, Philemon, and Apollonius (Fish allowed); 28th Sunday after Pentecost (of the Holy Forefathers according to the flesh of the Lord); (Parable of those invited to the supper)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am
Sunday, December 21 — St. Juliana the Martyr of Nicomedia; St. Themistocles the Martyr; Sunday before the Nativity of the Lord (of the Holy Fathers according to the flesh of the Lord); (The Genealogy of the Savior)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am
Thursday, December 25 — (†) The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am
Friday, December 26 — †) Synaxis of the Mother of God; †) Venerable St. Nicodemus the Sanctified of Tismana; †) Venerable Martyr Gherasim of Tismana (Fast-free day)
Saturday, December 27 — † Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen; Venerable Theodore the Confessor
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Sunday, December 28 — The 20,000 Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia; Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord (of Saints Joseph the Betrothed, David the Prophet, and James the Brother of the Lord); (The Flight into Egypt)
Matins — 8:30 am
Holy Liturgy — 10:00 am
Coffee Hour — 11:30 am
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Wednesday, December 31 — Leave-taking of the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord; † St. Hermes the Martyr; Venerable Melania the Roman (Fast-free day. Service at the turn of the year)
