All Day

Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

One of the oldest feasts in the East, it has been traced back to the beginning of the 2nd century. The Western Rite Church accepted this great Feast Day from the Eastern Rite Church in the 3rd century.

Synaxis of St. John

The glorious Prophet, Precursor and Baptist, who baptized Our Lord Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

Athanasius the Great

Our holy father, Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria.  (For the other Feast of this Saint, see the 18th of January.)

St Akindynos & Others

SS. Akindynos, Pegasius, Aphdonius, Elpidephorus, and Anempodistus, Martyrs, suffered martyrdom for the Faith in Persia under King Sapor II about A.D. 345.

St. Matthew

St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. His early Apostolic work was concerned with the Jews for whom he wrote his First Gospel in their own Aramaic tongue. He was martyred in Africa by fire.

St. Matthew

St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. His early Apostolic work was concerned with the Jews for whom he wrote his First Gospel in their own Aramaic tongue. He was martyred in Africa by fire.