The next important event in the life of Jesus following His birth, was His circumcision and “naming.” This event, in accord with tradition, took place eight days after His birth. This practice became a law among the Israelites at the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Getting to Know Something About Our Greek Catholic Faith
Our Church has a number of feasts which are dedicated to remembering events in the life of Mary, the Mother of God. They fall within what is called the Marian Group. The first, the Feast of the Presentation occurs forty … Continue reading
As many will remember, before the Winter feasts I was sharing information about the development of the major feasts of our Church. As I shared, the Nativity was introduced into the East from Rome around 385 CE. Around this same … Continue reading
In the Book of Genesis, we read that creation began when the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters. (Gen. 1:2) Throughout the Bible, water plays an important and a ‘mystical role’ in human existence and in … Continue reading
Icons are theology expressed in color, lines and form, expressing humankind’s experience of God. The goal of icons are to lead us to an experience of God. The traditional icon of the Nativity of our Lord is packed with theology, … Continue reading
The next feasts to be considered, as we trace the development of our Church feasts, are the THEOPHANY and the NATIVITY. The Cyrillian Feasts were not the only ones which owed their beginnings to Arianism. Just as the Council of … Continue reading
I would continue sharing information about the establishment of the major feasts of our Church. The feasts of the Presentation and the Transfiguration also originated in Jerusalem during Cyril’s episcopate. I shall deal with them later since the reasons why … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing thoughts about the Major Feasts of our Church and why they were established. In the last issue I began sharing thoughts about the feast of our Lord’s Ascension into heaven. As a feast … Continue reading
I interrupted this article on the history of the twelve major feasts of our Church with comments on both the feast of St. Michael the Archangel and the Angelic Host and also the Entrance of Mary into the Temple. Having … Continue reading
One of the major fasts of our Church is the Entrance of Mary into the Temple. It is celebrated on November 21st of the New (Gregorian) Calendar. I shall deal with this feast again when I return to my presentation … Continue reading