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sprinkleeninow

(20,275 posts) Sat May 4, 2024, 11:07 PM May 4

☦️ 🤍🪻 Eastern Orthodox - Explaining the Holy Fire Miracle in Jerusalem every Pascha

The Holy Light of Jerusalem, also known as the Holy Fire, is a ceremony that occurs annually at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. During the ceremony, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch retrieves a flame from the Tomb of Christ, then passes it to other people in the church, who each have a candle. The flame is then distributed from candle to candle, and from there to churches around the world.

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☦️ 🤍🪻 Eastern Orthodox - Explaining the Holy Fire Miracle in Jerusalem every Pascha (Original Post) sprinkleeninow May 4 OP

I did not know this, thank you for teaching me irisblue May 4 #1

🩷 sprinkleeninow May 5 #3

So, who's Easter date is correct? Eastern Orthodox or the Catholic and HUAJIAO May 5 #2

Orthodox Pascha is calculated thus: sprinkleeninow May 5 #4

thanks question is..then,, who is right? HUAJIAO May 5 #5

The East and West were one until the Great Schism. nt sprinkleeninow May 5 #6

irisblue

(33,074 posts)

1. I did not know this, thank you for teaching me

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2024, 11:20 PM

May 4

sprinkleeninow

(20,275 posts)

3. 🩷

Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Sun May 5, 2024, 05:28 AM

May 5

HUAJIAO

(2,415 posts)

2. So, who's Easter date is correct? Eastern Orthodox or the Catholic and

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2024, 01:46 AM

May 5

Protestant churches?

sprinkleeninow

(20,275 posts)

4. Orthodox Pascha is calculated thus:

Reply to HUAJIAO (Reply #2)

Sun May 5, 2024, 05:37 AM

May 5

Orthodox Easter is calculated based on the first full moon after Passover, which occurs between April 4 and May 8.
The Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar to calculate Easter, while other Christian denominations use the Gregorian calendar.

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What's the Difference Between Easter and Orthodox Easter? | HISTORY
Apr 8, 2022 —
Orthodox Easter takes place between April 4 and May 8, following the first full moon 'after Passover'. Orthodox Easter always falls after the Jewish celebration of Passover, because, according to the New Testament, the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ took place after he entered Jerusalem to celebrate Passover.

HUAJIAO

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5. thanks question is..then,, who is right?

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #4)

Sun May 5, 2024, 03:14 PM

May 5

sprinkleeninow

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6. The East and West were one until the Great Schism. nt

Reply to HUAJIAO (Reply #5)

Sun May 5, 2024, 09:12 PM

May 5

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