Feast Day RSS

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the feast of the holy innocents, when Herod slaughtered boys 2 and under in Bethlehem in a murderous attempt to prevent the "future king" he'd heard of from taking over his throne.

Read more

Feast Day, Maternity of Holy Anna, Theotokos -

Today we celebrate the maternity of Holy Anna, when Anna and Joachim conceived the Theotokos.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the holy, great-martyr Catherine.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the Hieromartyr Acepsimas, Bishop of Naeson and others with him.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the Holy Martyr Nestor. St. Nestor was from Thessolonica and converted to the faith after meeting St. Demetrius.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the Holy Apostle Thomas. St. Thomas is known as Doubting Thomas, because he did not believe his fellow apostles when they told him that Jesus had risen from the dead and appeared to them.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate St. Mary of Palestine. St. Mary read the Psalter in the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the Holy Apostle Titus. Titus was baptized by St. Paul and subsequently worked with him in his evangelization efforts.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the Holy Prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a contemporary of Jeremiah and lived in captivity in Babylon.

Read more

Feast Day, Saints -

Today we celebrate the Holy Apostle Carpus. St. Carpus was one of the 70 apostles and followed in the footsteps of St. Paul who appointed him Bishop of Varna in Thrace.

Read more

Tags