The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called – Divine Liturgy
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). Read more…
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Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord -Divine Liturgy
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 Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Sunday before the Nativity
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
Divine Liturgy – Sunday of the Forefathers
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 Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Prophet Zephaniah
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 Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis
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 Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Prophet Obadiah (Abdia)
The holy Prophet Obadiah [or Abdia] is the fourth of the Twelve Minor Prophets, and he lived during the ninth century B.C. He was from the village of Betharam, near Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, was born on Cyprus in the seventh century into the family of the illustrious dignitary Epiphanius. At the wish of his parents he Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Martyrs Galaction and his wife, Epistemis, at Emesa
There was a rich and distinguished couple named Kletophon and Leukippe, who lived in the Syrian city of Emesa, and for a long time they were childless. They gave much Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Holy, Glorious Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki
The Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki was the son of a Roman proconsul in Thessaloniki. Three centuries had elapsed and Roman paganism, spiritually shattered and defeated by the Read more…