WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Feb. 3 – All Souls Saturday 5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy Sunday, Feb. 4 – Meat-fare Sunday 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Tuesday, Feb. 6 – Bucolus, Bishop 5:30 PM […]
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Feb. 3 Synaxis of the Holy and Just Simeon, Who received God, and the Prophetess Anna
The synaxis of the holy prophet Simeon and the prophetess Anna, who, the one a righteous and devout old man, and the other a widow and prophetess, were worthy to hail the infant Jesus as the Messiah and Savior, the blessed hope and redemption of Israel, when he had been brought to the temple to […]
Feb. 2 Meeting of our Lord with Simeon and Anna
The encounter of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ with Simeon and Anna is one of the most ancient of all feasts established in Jerusalem in the 4th century. St. Sophronius of Jerusalem wrote about this feast: “Let us all hasten to meet (encounter) Christ. Everyone should be eager to join the procession and […]