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Sunday Typika

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Today we commemorate the Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John. You can read about them in the Saints section of oca.org   Typika to be served at home  

Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Today is a strict fast day. The Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John. Following the Baptism of the Lord, Saint John the Baptist was locked up in prison by Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch (ruler of one fourth of the Holy Land) and governor of Galilee. (After the death of king Herod the Great, the Read more...

Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Prophet Zachariah and the Righteous Elizabeth were the parents of the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John. They were descended from the lineage of Aaron: Saint Zachariah, son of Barach, was a priest in the Jerusalem Temple, and Saint Elizabeth was the sister of Saint Anna, the mother of the Read more...