What is Orthodox Easter?Orthodox Easter celebration in Cyprus Orthodox Easter, also called Pascha and Resurrection Sunday, is the oldest and most important festival in the Eastern Christian tradition, celebrating Jesus Christ's resurrection (rising from the grave) following his crucifixion and death. ...
Ash Wednesday services are held in Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (starts later), Episcopal, Anglican Communion, Lutheran, and several other Protestant churches, depending on the preference of the individual church. If your church does not offer an Ash Wednesday service and you would like to attend on...
Holy Bible. Instead, those participating in the Eastern Orthodox Church begin the Lenten season (Great Lent) forty days before Palm Sunday, which would be the Monday before Ash Wednesday of the Catholic religion. The actual day of “Ash Wednesday” is not observed in the Eastern Orthodox ...
conformist Christian churches separated from the Roman Catholic Church,These newly emerging factions refused to accept an external,man-centred authority in spiritual matters and led to the greatest Christian schism Consequently,Christianity fell into three parts:the Orthodox Eastern Chu...
Lent begins each year on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Sunday. This year, Lent will begin onWednesday, March 5th, 2025. Lent consists of six weeks leading up to Easter and ends either onMaundy Thursday(April, 17th, 2025) or Holy Saturday (April 19th, 2025), depending on the deno...
Eastern Christian communities used a Greek calendar that placed the same Passover on April 6. Add nine months, and early Christianity came up with two traditional Christmas dates: Dec. 25 and Jan. 6. The September Theory of Christmas So why do biblical scholars like Ian Paul believe that ...
And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.” 18 Then Samuel called on the Lord, and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe of the Lord and of Samuel. 19 The people all said to Samu...
Me: How did you miss this? This was the scandal that rocked the entire eastern seaboard. Brother #1: They’re twins? Me: Yeah, identical. Weird, right. Mom: I can’t believe you were one of the only ones who knew this all these years. Me: Me either. Potato: What ever happened ...
It was a bit late for Eastern Europe at that point, as Romania had switched sides late that summer. And there was already an understanding of some sort in place between the Allies by then. From what I’ve read, elements of the Romanian government (not Antonescu himself, but other element...
The area, called Meteora, is a famous rock formation hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. Six working monasteries are built atop immense natural stone pillars, and offer a glimpse into Greek monastic life, as well as ...