Imperial Russia MerryChristmas to our Orthodox members

[GeorgeCL]

Wishing Merry Christmas and a properious New Year to our Russian Orthodox members. S Novym Godom!

George

[Riley1965]

All the Best wishes for a Merry christmas for our Russion Orthodox members!!!

Doc

[Kev in Deva]

Gemtlemen,

Like-wise, I wish to add my best wishes for this celebration.

to Families and Friends of our Orthodox members.

Kevin in Deva.

[Mike Dwyer]

I too wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our members who are Orthodox Christians!

[Chris Liontas]

Thanks a ton guys! It means a lot that people remeber (or even know what Orthodoxy is)

[Guest Rick Research]

As a reminder of how closely Western and Eastern rites parallel each other after a millenium and a half...

For those of you who are not "Mall Christians" celebrating by retail advertising display schedules, today (6 January) is also Epiphany by the Western Church calendar-- the day upon which the Three Wise Men (not having had much luck with THEIR prototype "Onstar" ) finally turned up

Bearing Gifts.

"On the 12th day of Christmas."

Yeah, THAT one.

Shakespeare? "Twelfth Night?"

The day our Western European ancestors actually had FUN after 12 days of extended church observances... for hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of all but forgotten years.

From a lonely bastion of Christendom in the dark (literally) ages... lights blazing for one last night...

Rejoice! Rejoice!

[Mike Dwyer]

For those of you who are not "Mall Christians" celebrating by retail advertising display schedules, today (6 January) is also Epiphany by the Western Church calendaright?"

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Yeah, we've often had neighbors and friends ask, "Why is it January and you still have your Christmas decorations up?" Most seem confused or lost when we say, "Because Christmas isn't over until the Feast of the Epiphany!" We ususally get, "Huh, Feast of what???"