Christ is baptized! In the Jordan!

We greet you with great joy on the feast of Holy Theophany, the feast of Christ’s baptism, and the revelation of his divinity, as encapsulated in the troparion for the feast: “When You, O Lord were baptized in the Jordan / The worship of the Trinity was made manifest / For the voice of the Father bore witness to You / And called You His beloved Son. / And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, / Confirmed the truthfulness of His word. / O Christ, our God, You have revealed Yourself / And have enlightened the world, glory to You!”

Please join us for the celebration of the feast:

Monday, January 5:
Vespers & Blessing of Water
7:00 PM

Tuesday, January 6:
Festal Divine Liturgy,
9:30 AM.

Services for the Nativity of Christ

Prepare, O Bethlehem, for Eden has been opened to all! Adorn yourself, O Ephratha, for the tree of life blossoms forth from the Virgin in the cave! Her womb is a spiritual paradise planted with the Divine Fruit: If we eat of it, we shall live forever and not die like Adam. Christ comes to restore the image which He made in the beginning!

– Troparion of the Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ

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Archbishop Michael to visit for the Feast of Saint Andrew

On the evening of Saturday November 29, and into Sunday November 30, the feast of Saint Andrew the “First-Called” Apostle, our parish will welcome our archpastor, His Eminence, Archbishop Michael of New York for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, on the occasion of our patronal feast.

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The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

This feast will be celebrated with an All-Night Vigil at St. Vladimir’s Seminary (Yonkers, NY) by His Eminence, Archbishop Michael, on Thursday November 20, from 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM. More info.

According to Tradition, the righteous Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Virgin Mary, vowed to dedicate their child to God. When the girl was three years old, her parents brought her to the Temple at Jerusalem holding candles and singing Psalms. 

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