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The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ (Baptism of the Lord) - Cross Procession with Great Blessing of Waters outdoors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ note 2 ] [ note 3 ] Traditionally, the beginning of the season of house blessings with Holy Water .
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days.
Divine Liturgy (Ancient Greek: Θεία Λειτουργία, romanized: Theia Leitourgia) or Holy Liturgy is the usual name used in most Eastern Christian rites for the Eucharistic service. Church of Saint Sava, Christmas, Belgrade, 7 January 2021. The Greek Catholic and Orthodox Churches see the Divine Liturgy as transcending time and the world.
The Baptism of Christ (Theophany, also called Epiphany), 6 January [O.S. 19 January] The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple , 2 February [O.S. 15 February] The Annunciation, 25 March [O.S. 7 April] The Entry into Jerusalem (Flowery/Willow/Palm Sunday), the Sunday before Easter; The Ascension of Christ, forty Days after Easter
January 2/January 15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). January 15 / January 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). January 2. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St.
Days of Forefeast Name of Feast Date Days of the festal period 1: Nativity of the Theotokos: 8 September: 5 1: Exaltation of the Cross: 14 September: 8 1: Entry of the Theotokos: 21 November: 5 5 [1] Nativity of our Lord: 25 December: 7 4 [2] Theophany of our Lord: 6 January: 9 1 [3] Meeting of our Lord: 2 February: 1 1 ⁄ 2 –8 0 [4] Palm ...
Nativity of the Lord, Icon by St. Andrei Rublev (1405), Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin. Icon of the Theophany of the Lord.. The Royal Hours, also called the Great Hours or the Imperial Hours, are a particularly solemn celebration of the Little Hours in the Eastern Orthodox and the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite.
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, or Theophany, is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the wedding at Cana. Over time in the West, however, the celebration ...