September
1 – Church New Year!
5 – Holy Prophet Zachary and Elizabeth
9 – Holy and Righteous Forebearers Anna and Joachim
17 – Holy Sophia and her daughters
26 – Repose of St. John the Theologian
28 – Venerable Father and Confessor Karita
September in The Byzantine Life
Church New Year
September is the beginning of a new church year. And, here in Canada, a new school year as well. Little Fox will officially be a first grade student (though doing third grade math and grammar, if you’ve looked at our curriculum choices). It is also a long weekend at the beginning of the month, which is perfect for resetting for a new year. We will celebrate the beginning of the “new year” with family portraits, starting new catechism books, and putting away the things we won’t need this year.
Featuring the Cross
After the church new year and the Nativity of Mary, we will shift our family/September focus to the cross. We don’t have a lot of red in our house, but we will make sure there are crosses in every room. And we will start practising the troparion/prayers for the Exaltation of the Cross.
The Byzantine Life
Thank you for checking out this week’s article on a Byzantine September. What are you doing for the church New Year? Let me know in the comments.
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