January 5, 2021 - January 6, 2021 Fast Day The minimum fasting rule on this day, set by the bishops of the UGCC, is that we abstain from meat products.
January 5, 2021 - January 6, 2021 Theophany Eve; The Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas (284-305); the Venerable Syncletica; The Divine Liturgy is not celebrated today (aliturgical). The Royal Hours are prayed this day (ideally in the morning). It is a day of fast and abstention from meat and foods that contain these meat.
January 6, 2021 - January 7, 2021 The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Feast of our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation. Great Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great for the Feast of Theophany is celebrated in the late afternoon or early evening on January 5. The Great Blessing of the Water is taken after the Prayer Behind the Ambon. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is celebrated in the morning on January 6. The Great Blessing of the Water is taken after the Prayer Behind the Ambon. Titus 2:11-15; 3:4-7; Matthew 3:13-17