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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 - Celebration - Sunday after - Commemoration of the Holy and Just Man Joseph, spouse of The Theotokos; of James, brother of the Lord; and of David, the King and Prophet
Celebration
Day | Commemorate | Date | Day of Cele- bration | Apostolos | Gospel |
Sunday after Nativity | Holy and Just Man Joseph, spouse Theotokos;
James, brother Lord;
David, King and Prophet | Between 26 and 31 | | Gal. 1:11-19 | Mt. 2:13-23 |
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Al Massih walid! Famajjiduhu!
Christos gennitai! Doxasate!
Trisagion: All of you who have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia!
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon
TROPARION OF JOSEPH (TONE 2)
O Joseph, proclaim to David, the ancestor of Christ our God, the great miracles you have witnessed: you have seen the Virgin with child, given praise with the shepherds, adored with the wise men, and an angel of the Lord has appeared to you. Intercede with Christ God that He may save our souls.
TROPARION (TONE 2)
Faith can accomplish great things. Through it, the Three Holy Children rejoice in the flames as if they had been in refreshing water, and Daniel in the midst of lions is like a shepherd among his sheep. Through their intercession, O Christ God, save our souls!
KONTANON (TONE 3)
Today David the Holy One is filled with joy, Joseph and James offer their hymns of
praise, for the crown of glory of their relationship with Christ tills them with joy. They
offer their hymns of praise to the One bom on earth in a manner beyond description,
and they cry out, "0 Merciful One, save those who honor you!"
Feast
This is a time of feasting and celebration. For the Forty Days from the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christto 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, we celebrate. We feast for Forty Days! We do not fast, not even on Fridays. Fasting is forbidden. Feasting ends with the celebration of Holy Hypapanty on February 2. The exception is the The Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Paramony of Holy Theophany is a day of strict fasting.
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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there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and
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