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The Eastern Orthodox cross. December 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 2. All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 14 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For January 1 (New Style), Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 19.
The feast day appears on 1 January in the liturgical calendar of Eastern Orthodox churches, [4] [5] all Lutheran churches, and some churches of the Anglican Communion (while the Divine Maternity of Mary is observed on 26 December in the Byzantine rite, both in Greek Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches [6]).
The event is celebrated as the Feast of the Circumcision in the Eastern Orthodox Church on 1 January in whichever calendar is used, and is also celebrated on the same day by many Anglicans. It is celebrated by Roman Catholics as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus , in recent years on 3 January as an Optional Memorial , though it was for long ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church, [4] [5] Traditional Catholics, Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church observe the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ on 1 January. [6] In the Traditional Catholic calendar and Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Church is a feast of the Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 11 October. [7]
1 January: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God; 6 January: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord; 19 March: Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Thursday of the sixth week of Eastertide: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord; Thursday after Trinity Sunday: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ ...
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.
Daily holidays and observances in January 2024 January 1. Apple Gifting Day. Global Family Day. National Bloody Mary Day. National Hangover Day. New Year’s Day. Polar Bear Plunge Day.
January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Handsel Monday can fall, while January 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of the year ; Second day of Hogmanay December 31-January 1, in some cases until January 2. The last day of Kwanzaa (African-Americans)