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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.
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 Eastern Orthodox cross. May 21 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 23. All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 4 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For May 22nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 9.
The Saturday of this week is the first Saturday of the Dead observed during the Great Lenten season. The proper name in the typikon for the Sunday of this week is The Sunday of the Last Judgment, indicating the theme of the Gospel of the day (Matthew 25:31–46). The popular name of "Meatfare Sunday" comes from the fact that this is the last ...
An Eastern Orthodox cross. February 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 19. All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 3 (March 2 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For February 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 5.
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 worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church is viewed as the church's fundamental activity because the worship of God is the joining of man to God in prayer and that is the essential function of Christ's Church. The Eastern Orthodox view their church as being the living embodiment of Christ, through the grace of His Holy Spirit, in the people ...
The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions in the United States, Canada and Mexico. [2]: 68 [9] [10] In 2011, it had an estimated 84,900 members in the United States.