Father Yannick Provost: Fundamentally, the Nativity has ... into the world. The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly in the preparation period, which includes a fast starting on November ...

This message from Patriarch Bartholomew was read March 17, 2024 in Orthodox parishes ... Further reading: Eastern Churches begin period of “great fast” The Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian ...

COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into ...

EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES. There are many parallels between the beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox church and those of the Roman Catholic church, but there are also fundamental differences. Some of the ...

In Eastern Orthodox churches – where it is also called the Nativity Fast, Winter Lent, or the Christmas Lent – Advent lasts forty days, beginning on Nov. 15, and in other churches from the Sunday ...

Sofia took young Emil first to Paris and then to Eastern Europe to settle ... They had met at Holy Cross Orthodox Church during a Nativity Play, as Joseph and Mary. The two were married for ...

In several Eastern European and ... and singing carols. For most Orthodox Christians, Christmas follows a 40-day period of fasting known as the Nativity Fast, during which they abstain from ...

Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — observe the Nativity Fast, a penitential and preparatory time before the great feast of Christmas.

The Orthodox Nativity Fast begins on November 15th and lasts for a total of ... Many Orthodox churches, especially those in Eastern Europe, follow the Julian calendar, which runs thirteen days behind ...

But among Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — this season is known as the Nativity Fast. So while Advent begins on Dec. 1 this year for Catholics, the Byzantine custom is observed from ...

But among Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — this season is known as the Nativity Fast. So while Advent begins on Dec. 1 this year for Catholics, the Byzantine custom is ...

Some Christians observe Advent through fasting or other forms of spiritual ... Lutherans, Methodists and Eastern Orthodox Christians, according to The Bible Project. Some Presbyterian, Baptist ...