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Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle - Second Day Celebration and Synaxis in honor of The Theotokos - 26 December
Celebration
Day | Commemorate | Date | Apostolos | Gospel |
Second Day Celebration | Synaxis of The Theotokos
Holy Hieromartyr Euthymius, Archbishop Sardica | 26 | Heb. 2:11-18 | Mt. 2:13-23 |
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Al Massih walid! Famajjiduhu!
Christos gennitai! Doxasate!
Trisagion Hymn is the Baptismal Hymn
During the Divine Liturgy, the Trisagion Hymn is the the Baptismal Hymn.
English
All of you who have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia!
As many as have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia!
Arabic phonetic transliteration:
Antom ol-ladheen bli-Maseeh i'tamadtom al-Maseeh qad labistom, Allilouia
Greek Phonetic transliteration:
Ossi ees Christon evaptisthiteh, Christon enedheesasthen, Allilouia
26 December - The Synaxis in honor of The Theotokos celebrates the Maternity of Mary.
In 431, after the Council of Ephesus, the Byzantine Church established a special feast of the Maternity of Mary on Dec. 26.
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon
KONTAKION (TONE 6)
He who before the birth of the Morning Star was born of the Father, without a mother, became incarnate on earth of you, O mother of God, without a father. Wherefore a star annouces to wise men that you have given birth without human seed, and the angels and shepherds glorify you, O Woman full of grace!
Feast Period
This is a time of feasting and celebration. The Pre-Nativity Fast ends just before Vespers of the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, on 24 December. For 40-days from the beginning of Vespers of the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ to just before Vespers on the Great Feast of Holy Hypapanty of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the Great Feast of the Purification of The Theotokos on 2 February, we celebrate! Feasting ends with the celebration of the Great Feast of Great Feast of the Holy Hypapanty of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the Purification of The Theotokos on February 2.
We feast for Forty Days! We do not fast, not even on Fridays. Fasting is forbidden.
The one day exception is The Paramony of The Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Paramony of Holy Theophany is a day of strict fasting.
More Information
The Synaxis of the Theotokos Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Our Lady the Theotokos
Ikon
The Synaxis of the Theotokos Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Our Lady the Theotokos
Fasting and Feasting Period
Action | Name | Time |
Fast | Pre-Nativity Fast Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ | 40-days Traditional Begins at the beginning of the Vespers of 15 November on 14 November evening Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening
Shorter number of days Modern Begins at the beginning of the Vespers of 10 December on 9 December evening Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening |
Feast | Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ | 40-days Begins at the beginning of Vespers of Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ on 24 December evening Ends just before Vespers on the Great Feast of Holy Hypapanty of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the Great Feast of the Purification of The Theotokos, 2 February evening
1-day of fasting in this period The Paramony of The Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
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