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Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information CenterLiturgical New Year Begins on 1 September1 September - The Liturgical New Year Begins. When Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church was the official religion of the Empire, the new year for the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church began on September 1. St. Constantine the Great was the first Roman Emperor to embrace the Christian Faith. He freed the Church from persecution and permitted Christians to worship openly. This declaration and subsequent important decrees (indictions) were made on September 1st. Hence, the Church in the East chose this day as the beginning of the liturgical year. The "Indiction" is a cycle of 15 years which began under Constantine the Great in 312. In the early days of the Church and the Christian Roman Empire, major decisions and policies were announced on this day. Major announcements and new beginnings still are customarily made on September first. The Church remembers a number of Saints on this day and the following day. (Saints Days - September) These diverse Saints are examples of living according to the will of Holy God. The Liturgical New Year is a good time to make changes to bring our own lives closer to what Holy God wants.
GospelLuke Chapter4, verses 16-22. This reading is
the story of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's first act of public ministry. In Nazareth in
the synagogue, He read the scroll of the Prophet Isaiah and preached on that reading. This Gospel contains the mission that all Christians must keep in mind and in heart every day of every year. Let us pray that Holy God will grant us the wisdom and the strength and the faith to do our part in carrying out the mission of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers SticheronTroparion (Tone 2) More InformationPrimer for Melkite Worship and Ritual Please click on Church Year begins on September 1st. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States. Material prepared by Fr. Philaret Littlefield for inclusion in the St. George (Milwaukee, WI) Melkite Sunday Bulletin. Liturgical CycleGreat Feast DaysFeasts Days - SpecificHoly God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Martha Liles Web URL address: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center or https://www.mliles.com/melkite/ E-mail: mliles@mliles.com or mliles@mliles.com Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
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