The service of the tossing of the Cross at Phanar conducted by the Ecumenical Patriarch
All ye that in Christ have been Baptized…
Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef: Theophany Scene
Diving for the cross in the Tarpon Springs lagoon on the great feast of Theophany. An excerpt from the 1953 film, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef.
The service of the tossing of the Cross into the sea in Peraeus,Greece
Theophany at the Athonite Monastery of Iveron in 2009
Saint John Chrysostom: On the Holy Theophany
We shall now say something about the present feast. Many celebrate the feastdays and know their designations, but the cause for which they were established they know not. Thus concerning this, that the present feast is called Theophany — everyone knows; but what this is — Theophany, and whether it be one thing or another, […]
Pre-Festive Days of the Theophany
After the feast of the Circumcision (Jan. 1), the Church turns its gaze from our Lord’s infancy and childhood to his public ministry, which will begin with His baptism (Matthew 3:13-17). The feast of our Lord’s baptism is called the Theophany, meaning “the manifestation” or “appearance of God”, and is celebrated on January 6. During […]
Theophany or Epiphany
1. Theophany or Epiphany and Christmas. Theophany is one of the great Feasts of the Lord of the ecclesiastical year. It is also called Epiphany and the Day of Lights and is celebrated on the 6th of January. The names of this Feast indicate the understanding of the ancient Church concerning this Feast. This understanding […]
The Baptism of Christ and the Baptism of the Christians
PREAMBLE: The Month of January is marked by the Great Dominical Feast of Theophany (or Epiphany), which commemorates the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. This provides us with the occasion to consider both the Baptism of our Lord and also our own Baptism. The text published here is from Bishop Theophilos of Campania. Bishop […]
Epiphany in Eastern and Western Christianity
1. THE FEAST OF EPIPHANY. On the 6th of January Eastern Orthodox and Western Christians celebrated the great Feast of Epiphany (Western) or Theophany (Eastern). This Feast introduced a new period of liturgical celebration, which is still with us – a celebration that goes right back to Christian beginnings and opens up the meaning of […]
