2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Circumcision of Our Lord
Saint Basil the Great / New Year’s Day
According to Jewish custom, every male child received its name on the eighth day, at the circumcision. Just as any other Jew, Jesus was also circumcised on the eighth day. In Hebrew, the name Jesus is “Yehoshua,” which means “The Lord saves.” On this day, we also commemorate St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea, who fell asleep in the Lord on January 1st, 379. In addition to his work as a theologian, Basil was known for his care for the poor, the sick and the needy. Basil established guidelines for monastic life which focused on community life, liturgical prayer, and manual labour.
10:00 am Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, English-Uk
(Dormition, Edmonton)
12:00 noon Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, Ukrainian
(Dormition, Edmonton)
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Sunday Before Theophany Vigil of Theophany
8:00 am Confessions | Rosary Prayer
9:00 am Divine Liturgy, English-Uk (Dormition, Edmonton)
11:30 am Divine Liturgy, Ukrainian (Dormition, Edmonton)
4:00 pm Divine Liturgy and Water Blessing
(St. Nicholas, Carvel)
Monday, January 6, 2025
Theophany of Our Lord
Theophany means “the appearance of God.” After Easter and Pentecost Theophany is the third greatest feast of the Eastern Churches, greater than the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan by John, and the public manifestation of the incarnate Word to the world.
9:00 am Divine Liturgy & Water Blessing (Dormition, Edm.)
7:00 pm Divine Liturgy & Water Blessing (Dormition, Edm.)
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Sunday After Theophany
8:30 am Confessions
9:00 am Divine Liturgy (Eng.) & Kutia (Dormition, Edm.)
11:30 am Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) & Kutia (Dormition, Edm.)
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Fore-feast of the Encounter
6:00 pm Great Vespers & Lytia (Dormition, Edmonton)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Encounter of Our Lord Jesus Christ
This feast, which takes place forty days after the Nativity of Our Lord, is also called the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Blessing of Candles.
8:00 am Confessions | Rosary Prayer
9:00 am Divine Liturgy, English-Uk (Dormition, Edmonton)
11:30 am Divine Liturgy, Ukrainian (Dormition, Edmonton)
4:00 pm Divine Liturgy (St. Nicholas, Carvel)