If you can, take part in the consecration of the Danube, the Maros or the Szinva on the feast of the Epiphany, January 6, and the following day, January 7.
The ancient custom of Christians is to bless the waters. On this holiday, Christ's followers experience the joy of a deeper knowledge of God, since the entire Holy Trinity was revealed on the occasion of Christ's baptism in the Jordan
- said the Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Hajdúdorog in its invitation to the water consecrations on its website.
It was announced: Metropolitan Fülöp Kocsis will be a guest of the Buda Greek Catholic Parish on January 6. The high priest's liturgy begins at 10:30 a.m., the consecration of the Danube takes place at noon, at Batthyány Square.
On the day after Epiphany, the Metropolitan will visit the Mako Greek Catholic Parish. First, a morning service is held from 9 a.m., then at 10 a.m. the high priest's holy liturgy begins, followed by the consecration of the Maros.
According to the announcement of the Diocese of Miskolc, on Epiphany Day, Bishop Atanáz Orosz will consecrate the water of the Szinva stream in downtown Miskolc, at the Szinva terrace, expected at 11:45 a.m.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the legal predecessor of the Diocese of Miskolc, on January 6, at 10 a.m., an episcopal liturgy will be held in the cathedral of Miskolc, after which they will go to the stream.
Source: vasarnap.hu
Cover image: archive. Procession in Budapest's Batthyány Square to the Danube bank, where Fülöp Kocsis, the Metropolitan of the Greek-Catholic Hajdúdorog Archdiocese, consecrated the water of the river on the occasion of the Epiphany on January 6, 2018. Photo: MTI/Gyula Czimbal
