St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church

01/05/2024

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Friday to all. Reading for today Royal Hours -PM. 1 Cor 9:19-27 & Lk 3:1-18. Vigil Of Theophany. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

01/04/2024

Slava Isusi Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Thursday to all. Reading for today Royal Hours PM. Rom 8:8-14 & Lk 10:1-5. Synaxis of the 70 Apostles. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

01/03/2024

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Wednesday to all. Reading for today 2 Tim 4:5-8 & Mk 1:1-8. Malachi Prophet. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory to Him Forever!

01/02/2024

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory to Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Tuesday to all. Reading for today 1 Tim 3:14-4:5 & Mt 3:1-11. Sylvester Pope. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory to Him Forever!

01/01/2024

Circumcision of Our Lord & Feast of St. Basil the Great,

01/01/2024

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Monday to all Reading for today Col 2:8-22, Heb7:26-8:2 & Lk 2:20-21, 40-52 & Lk 6:17-23. Circumcision Of Our Lord. Basil The Great Archbishop. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him! Wishing everyone a Blessed, Healthy and Happy New Year.

12/31/2023

Sunday After The Nativity & Sunday of King David, Joseph, and James

12/31/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Sunday to all. Reading for today Gal 1:11-19 & Mt 2:13-23. Sunday After Christmas-David, Joseph and James. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

12/30/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Saturday to all. Reading for today 1 Tim 6:11-16 & Mt 12:15-21. Saturday After Christmas. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

12/29/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Friday to all. Reading for today James 2:1-13 & Mk 12:1-12. Holy Innocents Martyrs. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

12/28/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Thursday to all. Reading for today James 1:19-27 & Mk 11:27-33. 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

12/27/2023

12/27/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Wednesday to all. Reading for today Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60 & Mt 21:33-42. Stephen Protomartyr. Today is a Simple Holy Day. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

12/26/2023

Synaxis of the Mother of God!

12/26/2023

12/26/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Tuesday to all. Reading for today Heb 2:11-18 & Mt 2:13-23. Synaxis Of The Theotokos. Today is a Solemn Holy Day. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

12/25/2023

Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!
Christos Razdajetsja! Slavite Jeho!

12/25/2023

Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born! A Good and Blessed Monday to all. Reading for today Gal 4:4-7 & Mt 2:1-12. Birth Of Our LORD. ☦️🙏🏻 Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him! Today is a Holy Day of Obligation. Wishing everyone a Blessed and Merry Christmas!

12/24/2023

Sunday Before Christmas & Sunday of the Ancestors

12/24/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Sunday to all. Reading for today AM-Heb 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 & Mt 1:1-25. PM-Heb 1:1-12 & Lk 2:1-20. Sunday Before Christmas. Holy Ancestors. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/24/2023

There is less than a day left until the moment when we all (our families) will sit down at the festive table, covered with various goodies and various dishes. Let's congratulate each other on this wonderful and joyful holiday. We will give each other gifts and receive them from our loved ones. Today, more than ever, we should pay attention to everything that is around us. Regardless of our temporary problems or unfinished business or setbacks, we are still blessed by God.
Christ gives peace - which we need so much today, peace - which the world is looking for, but often not where it is needed, peace - which is the newborn Jesus, it is he who is the basis.
Christmas is not a holiday of food, it is just a greeting that has been very skillfully used by marketers, it is not an extra day off during which we can do nothing. This is the birth of the One through whom we live today. May He be the reason for our joy every day, and not once a year.
The essence of Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ. He is the birthday boy, but He gave us a gift by paying for our sins with Himself. Let's remember the true meaning of this Holiday!
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Христос Рождається! Славімо Його!!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Fr. Eugene

12/23/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Saturday to all. Reading for today Gal 3:8-12 & Lk 13:18-29. Saturday before Christmas. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/22/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Friday to all. Today Royal Hours. Anastasia Great Martyr. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/21/2023

“It’s okay to say Merry Christmas!“

Every Christmas, anti-Christian groups sue some city for erecting a nativity scene on public property. Likewise, fearing they may be perceived as politically incorrect, a handful of retailers replace the word “Christmas” with “Holiday” in their marketing.

It may seem like a small issue, but these things are significant because they diminish the importance of the Christian foundations of our society.

Our ideas of justice, mercy, liberty and love for our fellow man are deeply rooted in the Traditions of the Apostolic Church which includes the Bible, particularly in the life, death and resurrection of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. That’s why America has been a light among the nations in the world.

Like the angel who appeared to the shepherds saying: “I bring you good news of great joy,” we Christians have a story to tell about the blessings of honoring the true God. Telling the story can start with simply not patronizing stores that use “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” and by reminding those who say “Happy Holidays” that “It’s okay to say Merry Christmas!“

PS. Better yet... say, “Christos Raždajetsja! Christ is Born!“

PPS. We'd credit the author, but the author is unknown.

12/21/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Thursday to all. Reading for today Heb 10:35-11:7 & Mk 10:17-27. Juliana Martyr. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/20/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Wednesday to all. Reading for today Heb 10:1-18 & Mk 10:11-16. Ignatius Bishop- Martyr. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/19/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Tuesday to all. Reading for today Heb 9:8-10, 15-23 & Mk 10:2-12. Boniface Martyr. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/18/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Monday to all. Reading for today Heb 8:7-13 & Mk 9:42-10:1. Sebastian and Others-Martyrs. 30th Week after Pentecost. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/17/2023

Sunday of the Forefathers

12/17/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Sunday to all. Reading for today Col 3:4-11 & Lk 14:16-24. Sunday Of The Forefathers. Parable of the Great Feast. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/16/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Saturday to all. Reading for today Eph 2:11-13 & Lk 14:1-11. Haggai Prophet. 🙏🏻☦️ Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/15/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Friday to all. Reading for today Heb 7:18-25 & Mk 9:33-41. Eleutherius Bishop - Martyr. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/14/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Thursday to all. Reading for today Heb 7:1-6 & Mk 9:10-16. Thrysus and Others Martyrs. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!

12/13/2023

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory To Jesus Christ! A Good and Blessed Wednesday to all. Reading for today Eph 6:10-17 & Lk 21:12-19. Eustratius and Others-Martyrs. ☦️🙏🏻 Slava Na V’ iki! Glory To Him Forever!