The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ- Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, was born of the Most Holy Virgin Mary in the city of Bethlehem during the reign of the emperor Augustus (Octavian). Caesar Augustus decreed that a universal census be made throughout his Empire, which then also included Palestinian Israel. The Jews were accustomed to be counted Read more...

Divine Liturgy – Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Saint Alypius the Stylite was born in the city of Adrianopolis in Paphlagonia. His mother, a Christian, was widowed early, and she sent her son to be educated by Bishop Theodore. She distributed her substance to the poor, then began to live an ascetic life near the church as a deaconess... continue at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/26/103397-venerable-alypius-the-stylite-of-adrianopolis

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called – Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, and he later brought his own brother, the holy Apostle Peter, to Christ (John 1:35-42). The future apostle was from Bethsaida, and from his youth he turned with all his soul to God. He did not enter into marriage, and Read more...

Divine Liturgy – Prophet Zephaniah

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Prophet Zephaniah (Sophonias) was a contemporary of the Prophet Jeremiah and the Prophetess Oldama. He was from the tribe of Simeon, and was the ninth of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. The prophet lived at the royal court, where he preached repentance and helped King Josiah eliminate idol-worship...read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/03/103465-prophet-zephaniah

Divine Liturgy – Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus, of Alexandria

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus suffered for their faith in Christ under the emperor Maximian (305-313). Saint Menas was sent by the emperor from Athens to Alexandria to suppress the riots that had arisen between the Christians and the pagans. Distinguished for his gift of eloquence, Menas instead openly began to preach the Read more...

Divine Liturgy – Sunday of the Forefathers

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Sunday that falls between December 11-17 is known as the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers. These are the ancestors of Christ according to the flesh, who lived before the Law and under the Law, especially the Patriarch Abraham, to whom God said, “In thy seed shall all of the nations of the earth be Read more...

Divine Liturgy – Sunday before the Nativity

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Sunday before the Nativity of Christ we commemorate Adam and Eve (the first-created), read more:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/24/81-sunday-before-the-nativity

The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ – Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, was born of the Most Holy Virgin Mary in the city of Bethlehem during the reign of the emperor Augustus (Octavian). Caesar Augustus decreed that a universal census be made throughout his Empire, which then also included Palestinian Israel. The Jews were accustomed to be counted Read more...

Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord -Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Prophet-King David, Saint Joseph the Betrothed, and Saint James the Brother of the Lord are commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity. If there is no Sunday between December 25 and January 1, their commemoration is moved to December 26... read more: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/31/86-commemoration-of-the-holy-righteous-david-the-king-joseph-the-be

Divine Liturgy of the Holy Theophany of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by Saint John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son in the form of a Read more...

Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

On the first day of the Afterfeast of Theophany, the Church extols Saint John the Baptist as the greatest man born of a woman. He surpasses all the ancient prophets because he baptized the Messiah, Whose coming he foretold....taken from  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/07/100108-afterfeast-of-the-theophany-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ

Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Leavetaking of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ