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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.
August in the Eastern Orthodox calendar (1 C, ... Holy Week (4 C, 42 P) ... History of the Eastern Orthodox Church; Holy Saturday; Holy Wednesday;
Thursday of the 8th week before Pascha: February 20 [5] Feast of Saint Vartan (Armenian Apostolic Church) Sunday of Meatfare week: February 23 . Sunday of Last Judgement (Meat Fare Sunday) Monday to Sunday following the 9th Sunday before Pascha: February 23-February 28 [1] Meatfare Week; Saturday of Meatfare Week: February 29 . Saturday of Souls
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).
Lazarus Saturday, the beginning of Holy Week (8 days before Pascha) Palm Sunday , or the Triumphant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem : last Sunday before Pascha (7 days) Great and Holy Monday : Joseph the All-Comely (from the Old Testament ), who was sold into slavery by his brethren, and the withering of the fig tree (Matthew 21:18-22) [ b ] (6 ...
St. John of Rila in Chicago, (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Иван Рилски, romanized: 'Tsurkva Sveti Ivan Rilski') is a historic church of the Orthodox Church of America located in Chicago, Illinois. It is considered to be one of the most aesthetically noteworthy churches in the Portage Park area of Chicago.
The church was consecrated by St. Tikhon of Moscow and was under the spiritual guidance of St. John of Chicago (Kochurov) during its early years. The church was elevated to a cathedral in 1923, and stands today a member of the Orthodox community in Chicago. It serves as the cathedral church of the Diocese of Midwest of the Orthodox Church in ...
The Eastern Orthodox view their church as being the living embodiment of Christ, through the grace of His Holy Spirit, in the people, clergy, monks and all other members of the church. Thus the church is viewed as the Body of Christ on earth which is perpetually unified with the Body of Christ in heaven through a common act of worship to God.