St. Luke Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma
Liturgy SchEdule
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Liturgies
Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am
Saturday Great Vespers at 4:30 pm
Feast Days
Eve of the Feast - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Feast Day - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Check the Feast Day information below to reconfirm the liturgy times.
Wednesday Services
Wednesday, January 15 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 22 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 29 - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Mystery of Repentance:
By appointment
To schedule an appointment, contact Fr. Michael at
Liturgy for the Deceased:
Contact Fr. Michael to offer a Divine Liturgy or Panachida for a deceased loved one.
the Feast of the Three holy hierarchs
The Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs is celebrated on January 30.
Liturgies:
Wednesday, January 29 - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 30 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Each of these saints has his own feast day: Saint Basil the Great, January 1; Saint Gregory the Theologian, January 25; and Saint John Chrysostom, January 27. This combined feast day, January 30, was instituted in the eleventh century during the reign of Emperor Alexius Comnenus. Once, a debate arose among the people concerning who among the three was the greatest. Some extolled Basil because of his purity and courage, others extolled Gregory for his unequaled depth and lofty mind in theology; still others extolled Chrysostom because of his eloquence and clarity in expounding the Faith. Thus, some were called Basilians, others Gregorians and the third were called Johannites. This debate was settled by divine providence, to the benefit of the Church and to the even greater glory o the three saints. Bishop John of Euchaita (June14) had a vision in a dream: “As you see, we are one in God and there is nothing contradictory in us.” The saints also advised Bishop John to write a common service for them and to order a common feast day of celebration. Following this wonderful vision, the debate was settled in this manner: January 30 would be designated as the common feast of these three hierarchs.
Troparion (Tone 4):
Teachers of the world, of one mind with the apostles, intercede with the Lord of all to grant peace to the world, and abundant mercy to our souls.
Kontakion (Tone 2):
Lord, You have received Your holy and inspired preachers, the foremost of teachers, into the enjoyment of Your good gifts and repose. You preferred their labors and death above any other sacrifice. For You alone glorify Your saints.
theophany of our Lord
The Theophany of Our Lord is celebrated on January 6.
Liturgies:
Friday, January 3 - Royal Hours at 9:00 am
Sunday, January 5 - Festal Vespers followed by the Great Blessing of
Water and Great Compline - Canceled due to
inclement weather
Monday, January 6 - Canceled due to inclement weather.
Sunday, January 12 - Divine Liturgy is at 10:00 am and The Great
Blessing is Water will be celebrated after the Divine Liturgy.
When our Lord reached thirty years from His physical birth, He began His teaching and salvific work. He Himself signified this “beginning of the beginning” by His Baptism in the Jordan River. Saint Cyril of Jerusalem says: “The beginning of the world is water: the beginning of the Gospel is the Jordan.” At the time of the Baptism of the Lord in water, the mystery was declared to the world-the mystery that was prophesied in the Old Testament; the mystery that was known only in fables in ancient Egypt and India – the mystery of the Divine Holy Trinity. The Father was revealed to the world to the sense of hearing, the Spirit was revealed to the sense of sight, and the son was revealed to the sense of touch. The Father uttered His witness about the Son, the Son was baptized in the water, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove hovered above the water. When John the Baptist bore witness to Christ, saying, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29), and when John immersed and baptized the Lord in the Jordan, the mission of Christ in the world and path to our salvation were shown. That is to say, the Lord took upon Himself the sins of mankind and died under them (immersion) and rose again (coming out of the water); and we must die to the old sinful man and rise again as cleansed, renewed and regenerated. This is the savior and this is the path of salvation. The Feast of Theophany is also called the Feast of Illumination. The event in the Jordan River illuminates us by manifesting God to us as Trinity consubstantial and undivided. That is one way that we are illumined. And the second was is that every one of us through baptism in water is illumined, in that we become adopted by the Father of Lights through the merits of the Son and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Troparion (Tone 1)
At your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, worship of the Trinity was revealed, for the Father’s voice bore witness to you, calling You His beloved Son, and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of these words. O Christ God, You appeared and enlightened the world. Glory to You!
Kontakion (Tone 4)
You have revealed yourself to the world today; and Your light, O Lord, has set its seal on us. We recognize You and exclaim to You: You have come and revealed Yourself , O unapproachable Light.