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Other Feasts
On each day of the year the Orthodox Church commemorates certain saints or sacred events in its history. In addition to the twelve…
Category: The Church Year
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Elevation of the Cross
The Elevation of the Cross, celebrated on the fourteenth of September, commemorates the finding of Christ’s Cross by Saint Helen, the mother of…
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Dormition of the Theotokos
The feast of the Dormition or Falling-asleep of the Theotokos is celebrated on the fifteenth of August, preceded by a two-week fast. This…
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Nativity of the Theotokos
In addition to the celebration of the Annunciation, there are three major feasts in the Church honoring Mary, the Theotokos. The first of…
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Annunciation
The feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary comes nine months before Christmas on the twenty-fifth of March. It is the celebration…
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Transfiguration
The transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by his…
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Meeting of the Lord
Forty days after Christ was born he was presented to God in the Jerusalem Temple according to the Mosaic Law. At this time…
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Epiphany
The sixth of January is the feast of the Epiphany. Originally it was the one Christian feast of the “shining forth” of…
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Nativity of Christ
The celebration of the feast of the Nativity of Christ in the Orthodox Church is patterned after the celebration of the feast…
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Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit
In the Old Testament Pentecost was the feast which occurred fifty days after Passover. As the passover feast celebrated the exodus of…