Orthodox Christianity - fasting Holy fasting is one of the most important parts of the orthodox nativity celebrations. Eastern orthodox Churches fast for 40 days where many of the oriental ...

Orthodox Christians celebrate receiving the most precious gift, the Nativity of Christ. In all the hustling about regarding gifts and meals, one tends to forget the One we are celebrating.

The Orthodox teachings go back to the earliest days of Christianity, when the Church was organized under Patriarchs in Jerusalem and Antioch and then Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome.

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… ...

Congregants of Summerville's St. Cyril and Methodius Church extend a warm invitation to the entire community to attend the Russian, Greek Orthodox house of worship's annual Christmas Nativity ...

Performing of an earlier Christmas Eve service enables the Mission representatives to take part in the celebrations in Bethlehem, where by tradition the feast of the Birth of Christ is met with a ...

Today, Orthodox Christians start their Nativity Fast. It is also called Philip’s Fast, or the Philippian Fast. In the course of forty days before Christmas, believers will observe discipline and work ...

"In Erie, several hundred Orthodox Christians will be celebrating Christmas (Thursday)," the Rev. Pimen Simon, rector of Erie's Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity, said via email.

Christians hold crosses as they take part in the Eastern and Orthodox Church’s Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 13, 2012.

A special exhibit highlighting the Russian Orthodox nativity opened Saturday at the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St. Laura Garrity-Arquitt, the curator of the exhibit, said seven significant … ...

Orthodox Christians celebrated the Nativity of Christ in the Holy Land. Jerusalem, January 8, 2015 The festal service begins with the Christmas Eve, or “Sochelnik”, which is celebrated on January 6, ...