While the Theophany is commemorated annually by Byzantine Churches everywhere, it is the blessing of the water source that is usually unpracticed in America. “The main theme of the feast is that ...

More than 50 Byzantine Catholics gathered at the Veterans ... Parishioners would attend services that included a blessing of the community’s water, such as a river, according to information ...

MAHANOY CITY – The frigid cold may have canceled the morning celebration of the Feast of the Theophany at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic ... with the Jordan Water blessing prayers normally used ...