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.

Hierotheus Bishop-Martyr Francis of Assisi

St. Hierotheus, Priest-Martyr, Bishop of Athens, disciple of St. Paul.  Tradition has it that he was translated on a cloud to Jerusalem to be present at the Dormition of the Theotokos. Venerable St. Francis of Assisi.

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.