A Letter to Pope Francis Concerning His Past, the Abysmal State of Papism, and a Plea to Return to Holy Orthodoxy, by His Eminence, the Metropolitan of Piraeus, Seraphim, and His Eminence, the Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Andrew, both of the Church of Greece. Further Thoughts on the Ancient Faith Today Discussion: The Pope and the Patriarch, On the Recent Events in Jerusalem and their Ecclesiological Underpinnings, Concerning the "Historic Meeting" Between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis (May, 2014), The Institute of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, A Letter to Pope Francis Concerning His Past, the Abysmal State of Papism, and a Plea to Return to Holy Orthodoxy, Shifts in Paradigms: An Orthodox Psychiatrist on Homosexuality. Serbian Orthodox Church Elects New Patriarch By Reuters , Wire Service Content Feb. 18, 2021 By Reuters , Wire Service Content Feb. 18, 2021, at 11:14 a.m. What is Orthodox Christianity? Separations between the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical year and Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar grew only over several centuries' time. Because of the division of the globe into time zones, the new year moves progressively around the globe as the start of the day ushers in the New Year. Pious Kings and Right-Believing Queens: An Encyclopedia of the Royal and Imperial Saints of the Orthodox Church, lengthy excerpts from a new book by Protopresbyter James Thornton. This lengthy excerpt is provided by the translator and publisher, Fr. These are among the last inhabited places to observe New Year. The dating of "September 1" is according to the "new" (revised) Julian calendar or the "old" (standard) Julian calendar, depending on which is used by a particular Orthodox Church. and Saints, Holy Tradition, the During the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire years beginning on the date on which each consul first entered the office. Orthodox Christmas is a national holiday in Russia so banks and public offices are closed on January 7. Thank God for clergy such as these who are united enough, and who care enough about their flocks, to take a clear and public stance on this issue. The early development of the Christian liturgical year coincided with the Roman Empire (east and west), and later the Byzantine Empire, both of which employed a taxation system labeled the Indiction, the years for which began on September 1. Meta-Patristic Theology: Are the Fathers Relevant Today?, by Monk Moses the Hagiorite. Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis urge against getting drunk on Purim this year Saying inebriation could lead to violating restrictions and spreading coronavirus, religious authorities call … The Coptic and Ethiopian liturgical calendars are unrelated to these systems but instead follow the Alexandrian calendar which fixed the wandering ancient Egyptian calendar to the Julian year. A Homily of St John Chrysostom. The Parable of the Prodigal Son: A Commentary in the Light of the Fathers, by Hieromonk Gregorios. Christianity, For Reformed Patriarchalism, Monophysites Thursday, January 7th is day number 7 of the 2021 calendar year with -1 month, -29 days until Orthodox Christmas Day 2021. This site has been online since 1996 and receives over 50,000 visits per month, according to Google Analytics. Interview With Jonathan Jackson: "What Orthodoxy Means to Me". Terms, Ecumenical Documents and After the sack of Rome in 410, communications and travel between east and west deteriorated. In England, the Angle, Saxon, and Viking invasions of the fifth through tenth centuries plunged the region back into pre-history for a time. ‘Mindset’ of the Fathers, The Orthodox Way of Meta-Patristic Theology: Are the Fathers Relevant Today? Liturgical developments in Rome and Constantinople did not always match, although a rigid adherence to form was never mandated in the church. Their New Year celebrations on Neyrouz and Enkutatash were fixed; however, at a point in the Sothic cycle close to the Indiction, between the years 1900 and 2100, they fall on September 11 during most years and September 12 in the years before a leap year. Welcome to the OCIC Web site, one of the largest and oldest sites on Orthodox Christianity. For all those who wonder what happened to the daily Scripture readings and lives of the Saints panels/blocks that appeared above this section for years: these were both Google Gadgets, which Google dropped support of around mid-November 2014. This was also the first day of the year in the original Julian calendar and the Roman calendar (after 153 BC).[2]. Mr. Jackson is a Hollywood actor and recipient of five Emmy Awards. If you know of anyone who is coming to the Holy Land for pilgrimage or business and might be willing to carry a few items for them, please contact the Bethany School. During those intervening centuries, the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic year was moved to the first day of Advent, the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day (November 30). In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1 (New Year's Day).This was also the first day of the year in the original Julian calendar and the Roman calendar (after 153 BC). Bauer (, Per decree of 16 June 1575. Against Those Who Have Abandoned the Church and Deserted It for Hippodromes and Theatres, by St. John Chrysostom. Published by Newrome Press. Part 1 of Kevin Allen's AFR Interview With Fr. I am looking for a suitable replacement, but this may take some time. The Orthodox School of Bethany, which is adjacent to the Holy Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene, has an immediate and ongoing need for "Suitcase Partners." The following introductory text was sent to me to include with these articles, and has also been posted to Pravoslavie.ru: "In light of the confusion stirred in some readers of recent texts on Social Media and other online portals, regarding the Church"s clear teaching on homosexuality and the pastoral need to care for those suffering in particular from the social trend to regard it as "natural" or a thing to be accepted as part of human nature, the following text is provided for contrast. Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. These small coral islands are found about midway between Hawaii and Australia, about 1,000 miles west of the Line Islands. Think of the OCIC as a vast online article repository, with over 850 articles and 3,000 printed pages. Very thorough and balanced. Published by New Rome Press. This excerpt is provided by the translator and publisher, Fr. Protestants, The Church is Visible First there was Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik, the 99-year-old heir to a vaunted tradition of Talmud study. Saint Paisios the Athonite (Video): this is an excellent Russian film about the recently glorified Saint Paisios the Athonite (+ 1994). If Christmas Day falls on a weekend, the non-labor day moves to the following Monday. The Orthodox New Year is an observance and not an official public holiday in Ukraine. Until I find a replacement you can use the following: Church ("Old") Calendar | New Calendar | Lives of Saints (Prologue from Ochrid). ** Commonly called the "New" Calendar, but properly understood as a crude combination of the Gregorian, or Civil, calendar and the traditional Paschalian, which was uncanonically foisted upon the Church by the Pan-Orthodox Congress of 1923. Google dropped support for this around mid-November 2014. It is truly a "labor of love" by a Priest with a missionary heart. Beginning in 1582, the adoptions of the Gregorian calendar has meant that many national or local dates in the Western World and beyond have changed to using one fixed date for New Year's Day, January 1. During the Middle Ages in Western Europe, while the Julian calendar was still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day, depending upon locale, to one of several other days, including March 1, March 25, Easter, September 1, and December 25. Hermann Grotefend, ", https://www.laits.utexas.edu/sami/dieda/anthro/concept-time.htm, "Rosh Hashanah: Prayers, Shofars, Apples, Honey and Pomegranates", https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/2772, https://arctickingdom.com/quviasukvik-the-inuit-winter-festival-and-christmas/, "General Introduction, §IV. According to the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, the liturgical year begins at 4:00 PM on Saturday preceding the fourth Sunday prior to December 25 (between November 26 and December 2). On the Recent Events in Jerusalem and their Ecclesiological Underpinnings, by a Greek Orthodox Priest. This was primidi Vendémiaire, the first day of the first month. John Whiteford. [1] In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1 (New Year's Day). This is the best series of articles on this topic that I have ever read. In the Middle Ages in Europe a number of significant feast days in the ecclesiastical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church came to be used as the beginning of the Julian year: Southward equinox day (usually September 22) was "New Year's Day" in the French Republican Calendar, which was in use from 1793 to 1805. Further Thoughts on the Ancient Faith Today Discussion: The Pope and the Patriarch, by Fr. Shifts in Paradigms: An Orthodox Psychiatrist on Homosexuality, an interview with Dr. Lynne Pappas from Pravoslavie.ru. Michael Shanbour. John Whiteford. Order from The Institute of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. Hidden Fire: Orthodox Perspectives on Yoga, by Joseph Magnus Frangipani. in, For alternative representations of the Opening of the Year, see, Denmark named 1 January as the New Year in the early 14th century according to R.W. First day of a calendar year, in particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar, Mid-April (Spring in the Northern Hemisphere), தமிழ்புத்தாண்டு, បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី, Anthony Aveni, "Happy New Year! It tends to be joyful for festivals and mournful for seasons in which the Church is in penance or undertaking services for those that have passed away. [22] September 1 was used in Russia from 1492 (A.M. 7000) until the adoption of the Anno Domini notation in 1700 via a December 1699 decree of Tsar Peter I.[22]. The bells of Belgrade's St. Sava Temple rang as Serbian Orthodox Church officials gathered in the crypt to elect a new patriarch after the previous head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, … Background The Orthodox New Year, also known as the Old New Year, is marked as January 1 in the Julian calendar , which preceded the now more commonly used Gregorian calendar . An Answer in Three Parts (Video). New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. So they celebrate Orthodox Christmas day on December 25th. Controversy, Baptism and the Let us pray for the restoration of liturgical unity, i.e., the return of the "New Calendar churches" to the traditional Church Calendar. Wary of hospitals, many prefer to stay home when they do get sick. Sven Longshanks and Dr Matthew Raphael Johnson look at Roger Waters attempts at exposing the New World Order. Michael Monos, the proistamenos of St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in Columbia, MO and founder of Newrome Press. Critiques, St. John the Wonderworker Serbian Orthodox Church, Part 1 of Kevin Allen's AFR Interview With Fr. Life, Spiritual Guidance in [citation needed] Later[when? Hence, it may fall on September 1 on the civil calendar, or on September 14 (between 1900 and 2099 inclusive). ** Commonly called the "New" Calendar, but properly understood as a crude combination of the Gregorian, or Civil, calendar and the traditional Paschalian, which was uncanonically foisted upon the Church by the Pan-Orthodox Congress of 1923. It still begins on September 1, proceeding annually into the Nativity of the Theotokos (September 8) and Exaltation of the Cross (September 14) to the celebration of Nativity of Christ (Christmas), through his death and resurrection (Pascha/Easter), to his Ascension and the Dormition of the Theotokos ("falling asleep" of the Virgin Mary, August 15). Be Ready: An Approach to the Mystery of Death, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Commonly Misunderstood [ Learn more... ], "A Christian Understanding of Homosexuality": Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Complete Article as PDF. Published by Newrome Press. After William the Conqueror became king in 1066, he ordered that January 1 be re-established as the civil New Year. This timing may account for the ancient church's establishment of September 1 as the beginning of the liturgical year, despite the official Roman New Year's Day of January 1 in the Julian calendar, because the Indiction was the principal means for counting years in the empires, apart from the reigns of the Emperors. ], however, England and Scotland joined much of Europe to celebrate the New Year on March 25.[15]. Statement on the Comments of Fr. Resources, On Western and Relics, Miscellaneous India, Nepal and other countries continue to celebrate New Year on different dates. Days to Orthodox Christmas Day 2021. Until a suitable replacement is found for a "widget" to display this information, you can use the following: *  Commonly called the "Old" Calendar, but properly understood as the traditional and canonical Church Calendar, in use by most Orthodox Christians, if not the majority of Orthodox parishes around the world. Concerning the "Historic Meeting" Between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis (May, 2014), by Patrick Barnes. "Monogamous Communion": A Defense of "Closed" Communion, by Fr. For years this site made use of two Google Gadgets to display the Church calendars, Saints commemorated, daily readings, fasting rules, etc. But Why Now?" Robert Arida on Homosexuality, Against Those Who Have Abandoned the Church and Deserted It for Hippodromes and Theatres. An important essay on ecclesiology by a tremendous theologian of our times. The New King James Version text of the Old and New Testament is provided courtesy of the Thomas Nelson Publishing Company for use only on the web site of The Orthodox Church in America. Serbian Orthodox Church has elected Bishop Porfirije Peric as its 46th head.. He has even been censored by Amnesty and had RT warning him off the neo-Liberal topics. The first time zone to usher in the New Year, just west of the International Date Line, is located in the Line Islands, a part of the nation of Kiribati, and has a time zone 14 hours ahead of UTC. Criterion of Truth, How to Read the Holy The Mystery of Marriage: A Fellowship of Love, Roger Waters exposed the White Helmets for being frauds last year and this year he has been talking about Sheldon Adelson and Israel. Revelation: The Seven Seals: Exerpts from a highly recommend series! The House of the Father, by Fr. Robert Arida on Homosexuality. Whenever she needs to make an important order, she tries to ship things domestically to someone whom she knows will be coming to the Holy Land. At that time, this was the date on which those who were to hold civil office assumed their official position, and it was also the traditional annual date for the convening of the Roman Senate. English subtitles. And let us pray for the OCA Hierarchs, that they will be as firm and as bold. Many of us must live with this unfortunate legacy. Michael Monos, the proistamenos of St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in Columbia, MO and founder of Newrome Press. The Roman and Constantinopolitan liturgical calendars remained compatible even after the East-West Schism in 1054. Results of the Petition to Oppose the New Ecclesiology of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Daniel Mackay, rector of St. John the Wonderworker Serbian Orthodox Church in Eugene, Oregon. [14] In 45 BC, when Julius Caesar's new Julian calendar took effect, the Senate fixed January 1 as the first day of the year. Reception of Converts, Neo-Papal The Eastern Orthodox Liturgical Calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days. True and False Unity, a homily by Fr. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. By Shira Hanau Three times on Sunday, Orthodox men carried the body of a beloved Torah scholar wrapped in a black and white prayer shawl through the streets of Jerusalem to a freshly dug grave. Presented as a "reference text" at a clergy meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in the USA last year, it offers a clear response to many of the social arguments used in the attempt to diminish the Church"s pastoral teachings, which always aim for the loving care and conversion of all who fall into any sin.". New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. However, uninhabited outlying US territories Howland Island and Baker Island are designated as lying within the time zone 12 hours behind UTC, the last places on earth to see the arrival of January 1. This is because the International Date Line is a composite of local time zone arrangements, which winds through the Pacific Ocean, allowing each locale to remain most closely connected in time with the nearest or largest or most convenient political and economic locales with which each associate. Chinese New Year, the Islamic New Year, and the Jewish New Year are the more well-known examples. If anyone knows of some good options, please let me know. This was probably May 1 before 222 BC, March 15 from 222 BC to 154 BC,[13] and January 1 from 153 BC. This last feast is known in the Roman Catholic church as the Assumption. It took quite a long time before January 1 again became the universal or standard start of the civil year. By the time Howland Island sees the new year, it is 2 AM on January 2 in the Line Islands of Kiribati. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church uses Orthodox Mezmur to accompany the spirit of the religious services and adapting it to the specific season and feast. Do all Religions Have the Same Heavenly Father?, by Fr. The present-day Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar is the virtual culmination of the ancient eastern development cycle, though it includes later additions based on subsequent history and lives of saints. Fathers, The ‘Fragrance’ and Other cultures observe their traditional or religious New Years Day according to their own customs, sometimes in addition to a (Gregorian) civil calendar. Some modifications have been made to better match the received Septuagint texts that are in … Suspicious of secular authority, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews have often flouted antivirus protocols. Josiah Trenham. Josiah Trenham, concerning his new book Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings. Serbian Orthodox bishops have selected Porfirije, Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana, as their 46th patriarch, about three months after the death of Patriarch Irinej from COVID-19. Results of the Petition to Oppose the New Ecclesiology of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Statement on the Comments of Fr. the World, Love and Respect for the Homosexual Marriage at the Dusk of Liberty, by Fr. The years of adoption of January 1 as the new year are as follows: March 1 was the first day of the numbered year in the Republic of Venice until its destruction in 1797,[22] and in Russia from 988 until 1492 (Anno Mundi 7000 in the Byzantine calendar). It is also the traditional new year of the, This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 15:56. This wonderful and instructive multimedia presentation was produced over several years by Fr. Do all Religions Have the Same Heavenly Father? This civil new year remained in effect throughout the Roman Empire, east and west, during its lifetime and well after, wherever the Julian calendar continued in use. The executive director of a leading civil rights advocacy organization was under fire on Monday over comments she made describing Orthodox Jewish voters in New … By the time of the Reformation (early 16th century), the Roman Catholic general calendar provided the initial basis for the calendars for the liturgically-oriented Protestants, including the Anglican and Lutheran Churches, who inherited this observation of the liturgical new year. Josiah Trenham, Interview With Jonathan Jackson: "What Orthodoxy Means to Me", Homosexual Marriage at the Dusk of Liberty, Hidden Fire: Orthodox Perspectives on Yoga, "Monogamous Communion": A Defense of "Closed" Communion. Table of Contents and Excerpts from Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings, by Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse. (Non-Chalcedonians), The Witness of the Part One: "The Teachings of Christ" (40 min); Part Two: "Falling Away From Christ" (45 min); Part Three: "The Life in Christ" (40 min). Veneration of Saints by Hieromonk Gregorios. Nava Varsha is celebrated in India in various regions from March–April. His courage to be outspoken is much appreciated. Pastoral Treatises, The Calendar The new year of many South and Southeast Asian calendars falls between April 13–15, marking the beginning of spring. Sister Martha has found that shipping to Israel/Palestine is expensive and unreliable. The September 1 date prevailed throughout all of Christendom for many centuries, until subsequent divisions eventually produced revisions in some places. by Hieromonk Gregorios. He was interviewed by Pemptousia during his recent visit to the Monastery of Vatopaidi on Mt Athos. Emmanuel Hatzidakis, a Priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America (GOA). It is in use by the majority of Orthodox churches in America, as well as the Churches of Greece, Romania and a few other historically Orthodox countries. 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UPDATED: Part 2! While the reintroduction of Christianity brought the Julian calendar with it, its use was primarily in the service of the church to begin with. Christmas and New Year Newsletter – 2020-2021-Please click here to read our Christmas and New Year Newsletter – 2020-2021. Repentance and Confession, Nevertheless, the principal points of development were maintained between east and west. Services, Theological and by Hieromonk Gregorios. George Florovsky. Dead, Memorial and Funeral Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. and One, Venerating Icons [23][24][25] All other time zones are 1 to 25 hours behind, most in the previous day (December 31); on American Samoa and Midway, it is still 11 PM on December 30.