Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Feast Days and Saints Days

1 January - When Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ was eight day old, He was circumcised according to the Law of Moses.

Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia

1 January - Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great

Preparation of Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; our Father among the Saints Silvester, Pope of Rome

2 January - Preparation of the Holy Theophany; our Father among the Saints Silvester, Pope of Rome

Second Day of Preparation of the Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; the Holy Prophet Malachias; the Holy Martyr Gordius

3 January - Second Day of Preparation of Holy Theophany; the Holy Prophet Malachias; the Holy Martyr Gordius

Third Day of Preparation of the Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior ,Jesus Christ; Synaxis of the 70 Holy Disciples; our Holy Father Theoctistus, Abbot of the Monastery of Cucume in Sicily

4 January - Third Day of Prepartion of Holy Theophany; Synaxis of the 70 Holy Disciples; our Holy Father Theoctistus, Abbot of the Monastery of Cucume in Sicily

Paramony of the Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; the Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas; our Venerable Mother Syncletica

5 January - The Paramony of the Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; the Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas; our Venerable Mother Syncletica

Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ (One of the Twelve Great Feasts, class 1)

6 January - Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

Second Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and Synaxis in honor of the Holy and Glorious Forerunner and Prophet John the Baptist John the Baptist

7 January - Second Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and Synaxis in honor of the Holy and Glorious Forerunner and Prophet John the Baptist

Saturday after the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

7-13 January - Saturday after Theophany the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

Sunday after the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

7-13 January - Sunday after the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

Third Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; our Venerable Mother Dominica; our Holy Father George the Chosebite

8 January - Third Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; our Venerable Mother Dominica; our Holy Father George the Chosebite

Fourth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; the Holy Martyr Polyeuctus

9 January - Fourth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; the Holy Martyr Polyeuctus

Fifth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa; Holy Marcian, Priest and Procurer of the Great Church; the Holy Dometian, Bishop of Melitene

10 January - Fifth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa; Holy Marcian, Priest and Procurer of the Great Church; the Holy Dometian, Bishop of Melitene

Sixth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; our Holy Father Theodosius, the Founder of Monasteries

11 January - Sixth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; our Holy Father Theodosius, the Founder of Monasteries

Seventh Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; the Holy Woman Martyr Tatiana

12 January - Seventh Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; the Holy Woman Martyr Tatiana

Eighth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; the Holy Martyrs Ermylus and Stratonicus

13 January - Eighth Day of Celebration of the Holy Theophany; the Holy Martyrs Ermylus and Stratonicus

Leaving-taking of Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ; our Holy Fathers who were martyred in Sinai and Raitho

14 January - Leaving-taking of Holy Theophany; our Holy Fathers who were martyred in Sinai and Raitho

Holy and God-bearing Father Anthony the Great

17 January - Holy and God-bearing Father Anthony the Great

Our Holy Father Athanasios and Our Holy Father Kyrollos, Archbishops of Alexandria

18 January - Our Holy Father Athanasios and Our Holy Father Kyrollos were Archbishops of Alexandria.
Our Holy Father Athanasios, Archbishop of Alexandria
Our Holy Father Kyrollos, Archbishop of Alexandria

St Maximos the Confessor

21 January - St Maximos the Confessor was a theologian. He died in 662.

Venerable Mother Xenia of Rome

24 January - Venerable Mother Xenia of Rome lived in the fifth century.

Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople

25 January - Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople

Transfer of the Remains of Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom

25 January - In 438, thirty-three years after his death, the Remains of Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople were transferred from Coman of Armenia to Constantinople.

St Ephrem the Syrian

28 January - St Ephrem the Syrian was a teacher and theologian. He died in 373.
The Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian is said during Great Lent.

Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, and Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom, Great Ecumenical Doctors, or Holy Heirarchs or Holy Bishops

30 January - In Constantinople, a quarrel about which of the three theologians was the greatest was happening. In 1100, Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, and Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom appeared to Patriarch John in a dream and asked him insititute a feast for all of them.
Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople, and Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople have individual feast days.
Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great on 1 Jan., Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian on 25 Jan., and Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom on 13 Nov.

Saints by month

Saints
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December  --   January  --   February
March  --   April  --   May
June  --   July  --   August

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