This page will be an ongoing labor. Our first goal is to get the calendar posted again, so that everyone has access to it, because it’s such an important aspect of our faith. Having a sacred calendar means that we have a way to set aside each day as holy and sacred itself, a way to remind us to live in accordance with Her virtues and blessings.
On the previous site, the calendar had many wonderful links within it to a variety of articles written about each sacred season, specific holidays, and more. Of course, much of that information is no longer easily available to link to. So as time passes and information and articles are restored, please feel free to reach out with any questions to myself, one of the other sisters, or ArchMadria Sophia. There is contact information on the contact page here, and we also maintain a Facebook page by the same name and have a variety of blogs and other such social media as well.
As time passes, we will reconfigure and format this to look better. But first, function over form!
Kore Di-Jana: Janite Sacred Calendar
Why have a Sacred Calendar?
A sacred calendar distinct from the secular calendar is not merely a matter of keeping different dates; it is an act of setting aside time itself as holy. In a religion centered on the feminine divine, where the life-giving power of Our Mother God is understood as the source of all creation, such a calendar serves as both a spiritual compass and a living reminder of Her presence in the fabric of our days. By separating the sacred from the secular, we acknowledge that human measures of time- months, weeks, holidays -are not ultimate, but are instead overlaid upon the deeper rhythms of the cosmos, the cycles of the earth, and the eternal truths that She has written into the world.
One of the greatest gifts of a sacred calendar is that it places before us the Holy Cycle of Life each and every day. The secular calendar is organized around civic concerns, economic cycles, and social events. It tells us when to pay bills, when to go to work, when the state observes holidays. But it does not tell us when to reflect on birth, when to honor the mystery of growth, when to pause in reverence for the harvest, or when to turn our hearts toward the inevitability of death and renewal. A sacred calendar does exactly this. It reminds us constantly that life is not random, but patterned, and unfolding with meaning. When we rise each morning and see where we stand in the sacred year, we are called to remember that we too are participants in this greater flow- children of the Mother who guides us through beginnings and endings alike.
It also serves to sanctify the ordinary. The simple act of marking a date according to the holy reckoning draws our attention to the divine presence within the day. What otherwise might pass as a routine Tuesday becomes, through the lens of our sacred calendar, a day in the Sacred Season of Fall, or a day consecrated to the memory of one of our foremothers, or a day for feasting and to offer the Rite of Sacrifice. In this way, our faith lives not only in our home altar or during rituals, but follows us into every hour of our lives, reminding us that Dea is not a cold, impersonal Mother, but is present in all things. The sacred calendar thus trains the mind and heart to seek the holy not only on feast days, but in every breath and step.
A separate calendar also strengthens our identity as a spiritual community. The secular calendar unites people in civic life, but the sacred calendar binds the faithful in devotion and meaning. By observing the same holy times, we align ourselves with one another in the rhythm of worship. We move together through cycles of celebration and mourning, through seasons of work and of rest. This creates a living bond that transcends ordinary timekeeping, weaving us together into the timeless story of our faith. It is a declaration that we are not only members of a nation or economy, but daughters and sons of Dea, joined in Her cycle.
Moreover, the sacred calendar serves as a teaching tool, one that embodies the trinity-symbology of the Holy Daughter, the Divine Mother, and the Absolute Deity. The waxing and waning of the moon, the turning of the seasons, the times for feasting and the times for restraint- these all reflect the mysteries of Her being. The sacred calendar gathers these symbols and places them before us in orderly procession, so that each year we are given anew the opportunity to contemplate their meaning. It keeps us from forgetting that the cycles of nature are more than biological or astronomical events; they are revelations of the divine, the gestures of Our Mother God reaching toward us through the natural order that she eternally sustains through Her Divine Love.
‘The Crystal Tablet’, verses 33-3533 It is Love that holds the drop of dew pendent upon a
blade of grass, neither flowing forth in watery profusion, but
swelling within the unseen urn of its brief harmony.
34 It is Love that holds the stars within their courses, and all
the worlds of the immeasurable cosmos within the harmony of
the celestial music.
35 Truly, all the cycles of the times and the seasons; all the
rhythms of the soul and of the mind and of the body: truly all these flow from the love of our Lady the Maid, that creation may not decompose, each several member flying away into black eternal chaos.
In a world where secular time is often dominated by speed, productivity, and disconnection from the natural world, the sacred calendar provides a counterbalance. It slows us down, draws our gaze away from deadlines and toward mysteries. It reminds us not only of what we must do, but of who we are and whose we are. By walking according to the rhythm of sacred time, we resist being swept away entirely by the concerns of the secular calendar, and instead root ourselves in the deeper soil of divine wisdom.
Thus, a separate sacred calendar is not redundant or optional. It is a daily act of remembrance, a discipline that keeps us turned toward the Holy Cycle of Life, a living book of symbols, and a shared bond that unites the faithful. It helps us to dwell always in the presence of Our Mother God, making every day not merely the passing of hours, but a step along the eternal path of Her love and guidance.
The Calendar of our Faith
The sacred calendar consists of 13 months and five sacred seasons. Each day is named after one of the seven sacred symbols.
Our day begins at Dawn, the time of the Holy Daughter. Noon is the time of the Celestial Mother. The most holy time is the darkest hour before the dawn, the time of the Great Mother.
The Deanic year begins with Spring and the month of Columbina. Feast days for which the RoS should be served by devotees and the liturgy by clergy are marked with an *.
In addition, all celebrate the RoS on the full moons, and optionally on the new moon and the 5th day crescent moon as well.
Days of the Week:
Sunnadi or Sun Day. Day of Agia/Madria Theia.
Lunadi or Moon Day. (Monday). Day of Agia/Madria Candra.
Rosadi or Rose Day. (Tuesday). Day of Agia/Madria Vicka.
Stelladi or Star Day. (Wednesday). Day of Agia/Madria Mati Sage.
Pomedi or Apple (or Pomegranate) Day. (Thursday). Day of Agia/Madria Thema.
Columbadi or Dove Day. (Friday). Day of Agia/Madria Sushuri Grace.
Foradi or Fora Day. (Saturday). Day of Agia/Madria Rhea.
THE SACRED SEASONS
Coming soon!
Kore Di-Jana, The Janite Ekklesia 