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Saturday of Souls (or Soul Saturday) is a day set aside for the commemoration of the dead within the liturgical year of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. Saturday is a traditional day of prayer for the dead, because Christ lay dead in the Tomb on Saturday.
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.
Holy Orthodox Church in North America. Holy Nativity Convent, Brookline, Massachusetts. Abbess Mother Seraphima; Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene, Warrenton, Virginia. Abbess Mother Eirene; Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. Saint Syncletike Monastery, Farmingdale, New York. Metropolitan Demetrios.
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.
Bright Week, Pascha Week or Renewal Week (Greek: Διακαινήσιμος Ἑβδομάς) is the name used by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches for the period of seven days beginning on Easter and continuing up to (but not including) the following Sunday, which is known as Thomas Sunday.
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Belarusian Council of Orthodox Churches in North America; Bibliography of Eastern Orthodoxy in the United States; Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America; Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia
Saturday, or the seventh day in the weekly cycle, is the only day in all of scripture designated using the term Sabbath. The seventh day of the week is recognized as Sabbath in many languages, calendars, and doctrines, including those of Catholic, [1] Lutheran, [2] and Orthodox churches. It is still observed in modern Judaism in relation to ...