New Year’s Day is also a feast celebrated in our church: The Circumcision of the Lord, and the feast of St. Basil the Great. This day commemorates the eighth day from the Nativity of the Lord, when he was actually given the name “Jesus.” The Church still has prayers for the Eighth Day of a child’s birth, to name that child before God. Come celebrate the feast and pray for the new year, with Vespers & Liturgy at 5:00, Tuesday, Dec. 31.