TO ALL OF OUR ORTHODOX FRIENDS: A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:WIk8fnsEbWkC:www.collegebaptist.org/sermon/12.23.01.html ^ | Matthew 2:1-12.

[Liz]

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: "'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.

Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Matthew 2:1-12.

[Liz]

Merry Christmas.

[a_Turk]

Merry Christmas :))

[Doug Loss]

Sigh. Only the Orthodox churches that follow the old calendar celebrate Christmas now. The rest of us celebrate it on Dec. 25 like everyone else. And of course we have to explain that to everyone non-Orthodox every January 6.

[laconic]

Not in Russia; they're celebrating the old style Orthodox calendar which makes Christmas on 7 January.

[mountaineer]

Sretan bozic i nova godina!

[RnMomof7]

A very Blessed Holy Christmas Day to all of the EO among us..

[Liz]

Lovely Nativity scene.

[Liz]

ZhelAyu tebe schaslIvovo NOvovo gOda!

[Liz]

Russian Christians in America also celebrate in January.

[prognostigaator]

merry christmas

[nevergiveup]

When I was very young (I won't say what era), we would celebrate on the 25th and 6th though my mother had good reasons to explain why we only got a small token gift on "Little Christmas".

Nowadays, like all EO except my Russian brothers (and don't forget the Armeniens) we celebrate Christmas only on the 25th like everybody else. (Today is Holy Water day).

[Howlin]

Nice post.

[maestro]

TO ALL OF OUR ORTHODOX FRIENDS: A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

Yes,.....!!!

A VERY Merry and Blessed Christmas!

:-)

[MikalM]

Happy Christmas! May God's Blessings be upon all "Old Calendar" Orthodox Christians!

[Liz]

So glad you liked the post.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Merry Christmas!!!!

[KMJames]

Where's Joseph?

[Liz]

The graphic posted looks like it might be an old woodcut. Perhaps it was one in a series?

[Liz]

Same to you.

[Liz]

A sacred Christmas to you.