Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle

Preparation
Day	Commemorate	Date	Day of Prepar- ation	Day of Nativty Cele- bration	Apostolos	Gospel
Saturday before Theophany		Between 29 Dec. 4 Jan.			1 Tim. 3:13-4:5	Mt. 3:1-6
Sunday before Theophany		Between 29 Dec. 4 Jan.			2 Tim 4:5-8	Mk. 1:1-18
Preparation Theophany	our Father among the Saints Silvester, Pope of Rome	2	1	9	James 1:1-18 Heb. 5:4-10	Jn. 6:35-39 Jn. 3:1-15
Second Day Preparation	Holy Prophet Malachias; Holy Martyr Gorduis	3	2	10	James 1:19-27	Jn. 6:40-48
Third Day Preparation	Holy Synaxix 70 Holy Disciples; our Holy Father Theoctistus, Abbot Monastery Cucume Sicily	4	3	11	James 2:1-13 1 Cor. 4:9-16	Jn. 6:48-55 Jn. 1:18-28
Paramony Royal Hours		5	4	12	Many	Many
Paramony Theophany	Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and theonas; our Venerable Mother Syncletica	5	4	12	1 Tim. 3:13-4:5 1 Cor. 9:16-27	Mt. 3:1-6 Lk:3:1-18

Celebration
Day	Commemorate	Date	Apostolos	Gospel
Holy Theophany	Jesus Christ's baptism	6	Gal. 4:4-7 Titus 2:11-14 3:4-7	Mt. 2:1-12 Mt. 3:13-17
Second Day Celebration	Synaxis of Prophet and Glorious Forerunner John the Baptist	7	Acts 19:1-8	Jn. 1:29-34
Saturday after Theophany		Between 7 and 13	Eph. 6:10-17	Mt. 4:1-11
Sunday after Theophany		Between 7 and 13	Eph. 4:7-14	Mt. 4:12-17
Third Day Celebration	our Venerable Mother Dominica; our Holy Father George the Chosebite	8	James 3:1-10	Jn. 5:24-30
Fourth Day Celebration	Holy Martyr Polyeuctus	9	James 3:11-4:6 2 Tim. 2:1-10	Jn 6:35-39 Mk. 1:9-1
Fifth Day Celebration	our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop Nyssa; Holy Marcian, Priest and Procurer Great Church; Holy Dometian, Bishop of Melitene	10	James 4:7-5:9 Eph. 4:7-13	Jn. 6:40-48 Lk. 3:19-22 Mt. 4:25 5:1-12a
Sixth Day Celebration	our Holy Father Theodosius, Founder of Monasteries	11	Heb. 13:7-16	Mt. 11:27-30 Lk. 4:1-15
Seventh Day Celebration	Holy Woman Martyr Tatiana	12	Heb. 11:33-12:1	Jn. 6:40-48
Eighth Day Celebration	Holy Martyrs Ermylus Stratonicus	13	1 Cor. 1:18-24	Jn. 48-55
Leave- taking Holy Theophany	our Holy Fathers who were martyred in Sinai and Raitho	14	Heb. 10:32-38a	Lk. 12:32-40

Liturgical Cycle

Great Feast Days

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Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
The Theotokos
The Holy Prophet and Glorious Forerunner John the Baptist

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