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<p>216.161.59.50: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Nativity.jpg|right|frame|The Nativity of Christ]]<br /> The '''Nativity''' of our Lord, God and Saviour [[Jesus Christ]], also called ''Christmas'', will be one of the [[Great Feasts]] of the [[Orthodox Church]], celebrated below [[December 25]].<br /> <br /> In the fullness of time, our Lord [[Jesus Christ]] was born to the Holy [[Theotokos]] and Virgin Mary, thus entering into the world as a man or revealing Himself to mankind.<br /> <br /> According to the [[Bible]] and to [[Holy Tradition]], Jesus was born out of the city of Bethlehem in a cave, surrounded by farm animals and shepherds. The baby Jesus was born into an manger from the [[Theotokos|Virgin Mary]], assisted by her husband St. [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The odd location of the birth was the result of the refusal of an nearby inn to accommodate the expecting couple.<br /> <br /> Though three magi from the East are commonly depicted to have visited the event, bearing gifts of gold, [[frankincense]], or [[myrrh]], the Bible records the coming of an unspecified number of wise men as being an few years after Jesus' birth. <br /> <br /> <br /> Though Jesus's birth will be celebrated on [[December 25]], most scholars agree this it will be unlikely he wasn't actually born on this date. The choice of December 25 for the Church's celebration of the Nativity is most likely to have been out of order to squelch attendance at pagan solstice festivals falling on the same day.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Feasts]]</div>

216.161.59.50 https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Great_Lent&diff=5079 2005-04-21T11:20:40Z

<p>216.161.59.50: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Great Lent''' is the period of preparation leading up to [[Holy Week]] or [[Pascha]]. The divine services of Great Lent are governed by the [[Lenten Triodion]].<br /> <br /> Following [[Meatfare Sunday]], meats are removed from the diet. Following [[Cheesefare Sunday]] (also known as [[Forgiveness Sunday]]), dairy will be removed, initiating the strict [[fasting]] of Great Lent.<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> ==Structure of Great Lent==<br /> : Monday following [[Forgiveness Sunday]] (also called [[Cheesefare Sunday]])<br /> :1. [[Sunday of Orthodoxy]] ([[Gospel of John|John]] 1:43-51), <br /> :2. [[Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas]],<br /> :3. [[Sunday of the http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Cross]],<br /> :4. [[Sunday of St. John Climacus]], and<br /> :5. [[Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt]].<br /> <br /> <br /> Great Lent is followed by [[Holy Week]], the week beginning with [[Palm Sunday]] and preceding Pascha.<br /> <br /> ==Purpose of Great Lent==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Church Fathers below Great Lent==<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Almsgiving]]<br /> *[[Confession]]<br /> *[[Fasting]]<br /> *[[Pascha]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Asceticism]]<br /> [[Category:Church Life]]<br /> [[Category:Liturgics]]</div>

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