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The Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Orthodox Church.

Associated with each date are-
- readings from Holy Scripture,
- Saints and events which are commemorated (or honored)
- sometime special rules for fasting or feasting.
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Types of feast days

Published on Nov 23, 2015

This is a short presentation exploring the different types of feast days in the Orthodox Church.

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Types of feast days

The Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Orthodox Church.

Associated with each date are-
- readings from Holy Scripture,
- Saints and events which are commemorated (or honored)
- sometime special rules for fasting or feasting.
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These are feast days whose dates are FIXED and occur each year on the SAME DAY. They can be held in remembrance of events in the life of
- Jesus Christ
- The Mother of God
- Saints of our Church
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These are feasts which CHANGE each year and all depend on the date of EASTER. Easter falls on different calendar dates from year to year and is calculated according to a strict set of rules.

These feast days occur BEFORE or AFTER Easter.
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Despotic

Feast days which are held in remembrance of OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST are called Despotic feast days.

The word 'Despotic' comes from the word 'Lord'.
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Theometoric

Feast days which are held in remembrance of the MOTHER OF OUR LORD are called THEORMETORIC feast days.

The word 'Theometoric' is a compound word which means the Mother of God:

THEOS=GOD + METORIC= MOTHER
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