And what, by the way, are we actually celebrating? For Christians, Christmas is the Great Feast of the Nativity according to the flesh of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. With inspiring eloquence ...

The letter reads: "On this glorious Feast of the Nativity of Christ, we celebrate a truly wondrous event in which God, in his infinite and marvelous grace, became man, bringing us enduring hope ...

Orthodox practice is to begin Advent 40 days before Christmas; this period is called the "Nativity Fast," and comes before the "Nativity Feast" of Christmas.

The nativity in the flesh of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, known as Christmas in the West, is one of the 12 major feast days of the liturgical year in the Eastern Orthodox Christian ...

12,224 The main traditions of the holiday. On January 7, the bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ according to the Julian calendar is celebrated by believers of the Orthodox rite in a number of ...

SAINT CLAIR – It was a day of joy in St. Michael the Archangel Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church on Monday as everyone celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord – Christmas &#8211… ...

Living Old Christmas: Orthodox Christians flavor Feast of the Nativity with tradition Published: Jan. 06, 2012, 9:18 a.m. By Kay Campbell ...

The Orthodox archbishop deals with the variance in the date surrounding the Nativity of Christ by leading a series of elaborate services at the monastery and elsewhere in Metro Vancouver on both ...

Port Adelaide’s Greek Orthodox Community of the Nativity of Christ has been badly damaged by fire. It’s believed nobody was inside at the time, but a mass had been held this morning ...

"The image of the Holy Trinity was placed in a special icon case and installed near the right choir of the temple," the Russian Orthodox Church adds MOSCOW, January 6. /TASS/. Andrey Rublev’s ...

Jan. 1—For those who observe Orthodox Christmas, the celebration begins Friday. Following the Julian calendar, some Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas 13 days later than those who use the ...