SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church

SUNDAY AFTER THE THEOPHANY

JANUARY 9, 2022

Saturday, Jan. 8 SUNDAY AFTER THE THEOPHANY

4:00 PM                     ✞Ann Phillips – son Peter Phillips 

Sunday, Jan. 9 SUNDAY AFTER THE THEOPHANY

8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Saturday, Jan. 15 THIRTY FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

4:00 PM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Sunday, Jan. 16 THIRTY FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

8:30 AM Barbara Louquery, God’s blessings – Gabriel Metric

SANCTUARY LIGHT: The Sanctuary Light is requested to burn this week

January 8 – 15 no request. 

ALTAR CANDLES: The Altar Candles for the month of January is not requested.

THE INNER GLASS DOOR: The Etched Inner door has been replaced. The Women’s Society donated $1760 toward the cost of having the door replaced. If anyone would like to contribute to the cost of this expense, please place your donation in the collection with name and amount on the envelope. Your help in this $3000 expense is greatly appreciated. 

SUNDAY BEFORE THE THEOPHANY

JANUARY 1, 2021

Saturday, Jan. 1

4:00 PM ✞John Cienki – John Cienki 

Sunday, Jan.2 SUNDAY BEFORE THE THEOPHANY

8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

Wednesday, Jan 5 Eve of Theophany  

4:00 PM Great Compline with Litiya and Liturgy- Z Namy Boh – 

 Anointing with Holy Oil and Myrovania

Thursday, Jan. 6 THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD- BLESSING OF WATER

8:30 AM Divine Liturgy – Anointing with Holy Oil and Myrovania

God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners 

Saturday, Jan.8 SUNDAY AFTER THEOPHANY

BLESSING OF HOLY WATER

4:00 PM ✞Ann Phillips – son Peter Phillips 

Sunday, Jan. 9 SUNDAY AFTER THE THEOPHANY

8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners

WATER BLESSING

Closely connected with the feast of the Theophany is the Great Water-Blessing of Jordan Water. This sacred tradition of the Eastern Church can be traced back to the first centuries of Christianity. In the course of time, different rites developed for the Great Water-Blessing on the feast of the Theophanies. From earliest times our people have greatly cherished the custom of the Great Water-Blessing (Blessing of Jordan Water). The people attached great significance of the Blessed Jordan Water which they kept in their homes as something possessing great sanctifying powers. 

From very ancient times the Eastern Church has regarded the sanctified Jordan water as a great sacramental, possessing miraculous powers for healing both soul and body. In a sermon on the feast of Theophany St. John Chrysostom says: “This is the day on which Christ was baptized and blessed the substance of water. For this reason, at midnight of this feast, the faithful take water home and keep it throughout the year. It is interesting to note that this blessed water is not spoiled for a long time; it remains fresh even for two or three years, and after such a long period its quality does not differ from the water recently brought from the well.” The Greek Church calls the Jordan water “mega hagisma” which signifies “something very sacred.

Baptism of Our Lord

JANUARY 6^th 

The feast of the Epiphany commemorates the baptism of our Savior in the river Jordan and the manifestation of the three divine Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This feast is also called the “Theophany” or manifestation of God because at the baptism of Christ God is made known to us and the Holy Trinity is made manifest.

The Epiphany is one of the greatest feasts of the Eastern Church. On the feast itself it is customary to bless water. ­­­­­­­­­­­­During the ceremony of the benediction the priest incenses the water thereby signifying the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus at His baptism. The priest immerses three special candles into the water, which signifies that through Christ’s baptism our sins are destroyed and forgiven.