Ancient Christian Witness

They were talking about this in the comment box at the
Ochlophobist blog. I never knew about Kyriopascha and it's to my shame and ignorance, but this is something rare and important to alot of Orthodox. There is a certain nostalgia, reverence and mystery about it.

The next one on the old calender....because it will never happen on the new...is the year 2075. The last time it happened was 1991, but this is what Orthodoxwiki had to say about it:

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"Kyriopascha ("The Lord's Pascha") is the rare
concurrence of the Great Feast of the Annunciation (March 25) with Pascha. It is
an especially festive event, including complex rubrics for its liturgical
celebration.

On Kyriopascha, the polyeleos normally appointed for the
Annunciation is omitted, the canon of Annunciation is sung together with the
Paschal canon during Orthros, and the Gospel of the Annunciation is read after
the sixth ode of the canon. On the remaining days of Bright Week the usual
Paschal services for these days are performed in combination with the service
for the Annunciation: the litia and artoklasia at Vespers, and the polyeleos,
megalynarion, and Gospel reading at Orthros.

Because of the difference
between the astronomical vernal equinox and the theoretical vernal equinox
calculated by the Julian Calendar—the latter of which is used by both the Julian
Calendar and the Revised Julian Calendar to calculate Pascha—Kyriopascha never
occurs on the Revised Julian Calendar, while it can occur on the Julian. It can
also occur on the Gregorian Calendar, however, which uses the astronomical
vernal equinox to calculate the date of Pascha.

As such, Kyriopascha can
be celebrated by the Old Calendar churches and those New Calendar churches which
use the Gregorian Calendar (i.e., Finland and Estonia), though it will not occur
in the same year.

The elimination of Kyriopascha from the cycle of the
Revised Julian Calendar is one of the criticisms leveled against those who use
that reckoning.

One of the more notable celebrations of Kyriopascha in
history was in 1821, the day which also marked the uprising of the Greeks
against the Ottoman Turks, leading to Greek independence.

The last
Kyriopascha on the Julian calendar was in 1991, which was the year of the
collapse of the Soviet Union, which resulted in the liberation of the Orthodox
people of Eastern Europe. The next will be in 2075, 2086 and 2159. The last
Kyriopascha on the Gregorian Calendar was in 1951, and the next will be in 2035,
2046 and 2103."

It looks like, I'm gonna have to visit Finland in the year 2035. I may not be able to witness this Great feast on the old Calender, but Lord willing, it may be possible to see it in my lifetime on the Gregorian Calendar......in which the Orthodox in Findland observe. And so, the Orthodox worldwide pretty much observe 3 different calenders.






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This video was made by Albert (a Traditional Anglican). He's real cool peoples. If/when I ever write a refutation of the book, I'm gonna use him as a source, his basic outline in refuting it was easy to follow.




Frank Viola & the Church (1 through 10)



Response to ChristoferL on Pagan Christianity: Part 1



Response to ChristoferL on Pagan Christianity: Part 2



Response to ChristoferL on Pagan Christianity: Part 3








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It is very similar to ours(Chalcedonian Syrian/Greek Arab). For those who have never visited a Coptic Orthodox Divine Liturgy, I will just say that they still keep alot of the middle eastern customs of women and children on oneside while the men on the other. Also, they take their shoes off, and they make use of cymbols and Holy Water in the service. I never been to one where they actually did it in English.





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Parts 5 through 10 are on Youtube.








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Today, Christmass is celebrated on the old Calander. And so I thought I would say merry Christmass to all the Orthodox on the old calander who read this blog.















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I found this out by way of TurretinFan. I thought it was a good find, and so I wanted others to know about it as well.

Quote:
"Israeli archaeologists said Monday that they
have uncovered remains of the first dwelling in the northern city of Nazareth
that can be dated back to the time of Jesus.

The find sheds a new light
on what Nazareth might have been like in Jesus' time, said the archaeologists,
indicating that it was probably a small hamlet with about 50 houses populated by
poor Jews.

The remains of a wall, a hideout and a cistern were found
after builders dug up an old convent courtyard in the northern Israeli city,
said archaeologist Yardenna Alexandre of the Israel Antiquities Authority

Alexandre told reporters that archeologists also found clay and chalk
vessels used by Galilean Jews of the time - an indication the home belonged to a
simple Jewish family.

"It was likely Jesus and his childhood friends
would have known the house," said Alexandre.

"From the little written
evidence available we know that first century Nazareth AD was a small Jewish
village located in a valley," Alexandre said, adding that "until now a few
Jesus-era graves were revealed, but never have we unearthed the remains of
contemporary residences."

To read the rest, please visit the The website.







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A Catechumen's Tale: Radical Christian Terrorists


You gotta see this! LOL





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Pious Fabrications: Calvinism is a Gnostic sect by Dave

Quote:

"My recent conversations with Rhology have taken an interesting turn, and one
which is very telling in regards to the origins of our respective
interpretations of Scripture. In answer to my assertion that Calvinism is
essentially Gnosticism, Rhology found himself nodding his head in agreement with
the doctrines of the Gnostics and then responded with the question: Is
Augustinian theology Gnostic, then?

The answer is an emphatic YES!
Blessed Augustine of Hippo, the father of Western Christendom, introduced many
Gnostic concepts into his writings which later became key elements of Western
Christian belief. A little background information is necessary here. Augustine,
who lived in North Africa during the years 354-430, was a member of a Gnostic
sect before becoming a member of the Orthodox Church. He was also working with a
flawed Latin translation of the Scriptures, not the original Greek, due to his
own ignorance of Greek. In addition, due to a combination of geographic,
cultural, political, and linguistic factors, he was cut off from the
Greek-speaking half of the Church."

To read the rest please visit PiousFabrications.






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Former KKK Leader Ordained As A Minister For A Black Church In San Diego! (SMH!)