Epiphany Mission

Wonderful social event today at the Epiphany of our Lord Byzantine Catholic Mission. We were gathering to celebrate Father Jerome, who will soon be headed to Rome for a new assignment! He will be with the Mission through Easter though!

Veneration of the Holy Cross at a liturgy celebrated by Father Dan Grigassy at the Gaithersburg Mission.

The Feast of Theophany

As we hear in the Scripture readings, and will commemorate on the feast of the Meeting on February 2, the first thirty years of the life of our Lord Jesus were hidden. His public ministry began with his baptism in the Jordan River, which we commemorate on the feast of Theophany:

At that time, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. Immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the sky rent in two and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. Then a voice came from the heavens: "You are my beloved son. On you my favor rests." (Mark 1: 9-11)

This feast is celebrated on January 6, and is counted one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the church. In the Byzantine Catholic Church, it is a holyday of obligation. In Slavonic, it is called Bohojavlenije ("appearance of God", i.e. theophany). or Prosviščenije ("enlightenment").

(cited from the Metropolitan Cantor Institute - full text is here:

Theophany - Introduction (MCI) The feast of the Theophany of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ is part of the cycle of winter feasts that are sometimes called the "Feasts of Light". These feasts -- the Nativity, Theophany, and Meeting - have a common focus: the coming of the Messiah into the world, and the beginning of His wo...

First Social Hour of 2026 - thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

During the Great Fast, many people want to dedicate more time to prayer and reading Holy Scripture. One way to do this is to leverage one of the books that takes you on a Lenten Journey with daily prayer and reading, supported with written commentary by Byzantine priests.

The booklet "Back to the Garden" is a journey through Genesis, following the readings from the Church calendar, and includes contributions from Father Jerome Wolbert and Father Jack Custer (among others).

The Epiphany Mission community enjoyed a social hour with tasty food and good company on the Sunday of Cheesefare. We were excited to have Father Dan Grigassy as our celebrant, and enjoyed many foods we will next see at Easter.

Photos of our beautiful Mission Church and our community breaking bread!

Reminder: There are no services at the Mission today (Monday, Jan 6th, 2025) due to the snowstorm

Bulletin for September 15th is available here:

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Mission Parishioners - important

Unfortunately, there will be no services this coming Sunday, August 4th at the Mission - because no priest or deacon is available.

The next confirmed liturgy will be August 18th, 2024 - but please check back for updates on August 11th.

For information about liturgies at Epiphany of Our Lord in Annandale, please check this page: https://www.facebook.com/EpiphanyofOurLordByzantineCatholicChurch/

Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church Epiphany of Our Lord is a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic parish of the Eparchy (or Diocese) of Passaic, NJ, located in Annandale, Virginia.