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The Liturgy of St. James is commonly celebrated on the Feast of Saint James (July 25) and the first Sunday after Christmas, and then almost exclusively celebrated on a daily basis in Jerusalem, in the Eastern Orthodox Church. [citation needed] The Liturgy of Saint James is long, taking some hours to complete in full. The recitation of the ...
Amma (Mother) Sarah of the Desert (5th century) was one of the early Desert Mothers who is known to us today through the collected Sayings of the Desert Fathers and of the Holy Women Ascetics (the Matericon). [2] She was a hermit and followed a life dedicated to strict asceticism for some sixty years.
The Feast of Saint James, also known as Saint James' Day, is a commemoration of the apostle James the Great celebrated on July 25 of the liturgical calendars of the Catholic Church and the Church of England. [1] The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar commemorates James on April 30. [2]
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli ("Sara the Black"; Romani: Sara e Kali), is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism. The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer , a place of pilgrimage for Roma in the Camargue , in Southern France .
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it in importance, there is a group of Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον).
Great Martyr, Military Saint; a.k.a. James the Mutilated, James the Persian or Jacob the Persian and Akouphos [386] James the Deacon: c. 671 – c. 771: 18 October Deacon, Missionary, companion of St. Paulinus on the Gregorian mission [387] James the Great: 44 30 April / 30 June Apostle, Martyr, son of Zebedee [388] James the Just: 62 / 69
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days.
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). January 8 / December 26. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). December 26. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St.