{"id":3794,"date":"2015-05-14T07:25:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T07:25:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-04-12T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T09:55:50","slug":"nativity-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2020\/en\/2015\/05\/14\/nativity-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Nativity of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 356px; width: 250px; float: left; margin: 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-F10YPi_RYpw\/Tu9HtV-bh8I\/AAAAAAAAMGs\/jxExicJMMbU\/s1600\/gennisis01.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; The celebration of the feast of the <strong>Nativity of Christ<\/strong> in the Orthodox Church is patterned after the celebration of the feast of the Lord\u2019s Resurrection. A fast of forty days precedes the feast, with special preparatory days announcing the approaching birth of the Saviour. Thus, on St Andrew\u2019s Day (November 30) and St Nicholas Day (December 6) songs are sung to announce the coming birthday of the Lord:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adorn yourself, O Cavern. Make ready, O Manger. O Shepherds and wisemen, bring your gifts and bear witness. For the Virgin is coming bearing Christ in her womb (Vesperal Hymn of St Nicholas Day)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On the eve of Christmas, the <strong>Royal Hours<\/strong> are read and the <strong>Divine Liturgy of St. Basil<\/strong> is served with <strong>Vespers<\/strong>. At these services the Old Testament prophecies of Christ\u2019s birth are chanted, emphasizing the prophecy of <strong>Micah<\/strong> which foretells Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Saviour, and the prophecies of <strong>Isaiah<\/strong> about the appearance and character of the Messiah:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel, which translated is, God with us (Is 7:14-15). <br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; God is with us, understand all ye nations, and submit yourselves, for God is with us (Is 8:9).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end (Is 9:6-7).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The <strong>Vigil of Christmas<\/strong> begins with <strong>Great Compline<\/strong>, highlighted once again by the solemn chanting of <strong><em>God is with us<\/em><\/strong> and the words of the prophecy of Isaiah. At Compline there is also the singing of the Troparion and Kontakion of the feast along with the special hymns glorifying the Saviour\u2019s birth. There are also the special long litanies of intercession and the solemn blessing of the <strong>five loaves<\/strong> of bread together with the <strong>wheat<\/strong> and the <strong>wine<\/strong> of which the faithful partake and the <strong>oil<\/strong> with which they are anointed. This part of the festal vigil, which is done on all great feasts, is called the <strong>litya<\/strong> (in Greek, the <em>artoklasia<\/em> or the <strong>breaking of the bread<\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At the beginning of the <strong>Christmas Matins<\/strong>, which together with Compline form the Christmas Vigil, the six matinal psalms begin as usual with the words; Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will among men (<em>Lk 2:14<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At the Christmas services these words of the angelic song are normally sung with great solemnity rather than being chanted as at the daily service. The Christmas Matins proceed as usual. The gospel reading from Matthew (<em>1:18-25<\/em>) tells of the birth of Christ, and all of the hymns and verses glorify his appearance on earth:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Christ is born, glorify him. Christ is from heaven, go to meet him. Christ is an earth, be ye lifted up. Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing out with gladness, all ye people. For he is glorified. (First Ode of the Christmas Canon)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The <strong>Christmas Liturgy<\/strong> begins with psalms of glorification and praise. The troparion and kontakion mark the entrance with the Book of the Gospels. The baptismal line from <strong>Galatians 3:27<\/strong> once again replaces the Thrice-Holy. The Epistle reading is from <strong>Galatians<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, \u201cAbba! Father!\u201d So through God, you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir (Gal 4:4-7).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Gospel reading is the familiar Christmas story from <strong>Matthew<\/strong> (<em>2:1-12<\/em>), and the liturgy continues in the normal fashion. A specific two-day celebration follows, dedicated to <strong>Mary the Theotokos<\/strong> and <strong>St Stephen, the First Martyr<\/strong>. The period of Christmas rejoicing extends to Epiphany during which time the Christmas songs are sung and fasting and kneeling in prayer are not called for by the Church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The feast of Christmas is formally entitled the <strong>Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ<\/strong>. At Christmas we celebrate the birth as a man of the Son of God, the one who together with the Father and the Holy Spirit is truly God from all eternity. Thus, we sing in the Church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, and the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable One! Angels, with shepherds, glorify Him! The wise men journey with the star! Since for our sake the Eternal God is born as a little child (Kontakion).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The feast of Christmas was not a separate Church feast for the first four centuries of Christian history. It was celebrated with <strong>Epiphany<\/strong> in the one great feast of God\u2019s appearance on earth in the form of the human Messiah of Israel. The Nativity began to be celebrated as such on the twenty-fifth of December in order to offset the pagan festival of the Invincible Sun which occurred on that day. It was established by the Church quite consciously as an attempt to defeat the false religion of the heathens. Thus, we discover the troparion of the feast making a polemic against the worship of the sun and the stars and calling for the adoration of Christ, the <strong>True Sun of Righteousness<\/strong> (<em>Mal 4:2<\/em>), who is himself worshiped by all of the elements of nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, has shone to the world the light of wisdom! For by it, those who worshiped the stars were taught by a star to adore Thee, the Sun of Righteousness and to know Thee, the Orient from on high (Lk 1:78, translated as Dawn or Day spring). O Lord, glory to Thee! (Troparion).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thus, the feast of Christmas is the celebration of the world\u2019s salvation through the Son of God who became man for our sake that, through him, we might ourselves become divine, sons of God the Father by the indwelling of his Holy Spirit in us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The celebration of the feast of the Nativity of Christ in the Orthodox Church is patterned after the celebration of the feast of the Lord\u2019s Resurrection. 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