January 7 Afterfeast of the Theophany Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. SYNAXIS OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST In the Orthodox Church it is customary, on the day following the Great Feasts of the Lord and the Mother of God, to remember those saints who participated directly in the sacred event. So, on the day following the Theophany of the Lord, the Church honors the one