Tag: Nativity

• Arabic video on “Feast of Nativity & Christmas”

  A thorough discussion shedding light on the origins, developments, and current festivities of such occasions. The discussion derives from the plethora of questions I have been receiving from followers.

  ophadece

  Jan 31, 2023

  Christian Videos

  25, 25 December, 28, 29, Apokty, Calendar, Catholic, Christmas, Church, Coptic, December, Gregorian, Julian, Kiahk, Nativity, Nicaea, Orhtodox, Rome

• Arabic Video on “Kiahk & its indispensable Sundays”

  ophadece

  Dec 21, 2022

  Christian Videos

  25, 28, 29, 4th, Christmas, Church, Coptic, December, Fire, Gregorian, Holy, Holy Fire, Holy Light, Julian, Kiahk, midnight, Nativity, Orthodox, Sunday, Sundays

• Video on “Coptic Calendar & History of Calendars”

  ophadece

  Nov 11, 2022

  Christian Videos

  Alexandrian, Apokty, Calendar, Canopus, Christmas, Church, Coptic, Council, cycle, Easter, Epiphany, Gregorian, Julian, metonic, Nativity, Nicaea, Nicene, Resurrection, Theophany

• Coptic New Year (1739 AM) and calendars – Presentation

  Church Presentation – video to follow

  ophadece

  Sep 9, 2022

  Christian Writings

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• Arabic video on “Coptic Calendar adjustment: is it necessary?”

  ophadece

  Aug 3, 2022

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• English Article on “Unifying date of the feast of Resurrection proposals & Apostles fast”

  Please note my choice of the article title. I swayed from the expression “reform of Easter dates”, since there is no reform required, as well as there is no concern for me except for the Orthodox date of the feast of the Resurrection.

  ophadece

  Jun 23, 2022

  Christian Writings

  Apokty, apostles, Computus, Coptic, Easter, epact, fast, feast, Nativity, Orthodox, Resurrection, Western

• Arabic video on “Latest Research on Calendars and the Church”

  Arabic video highlighting the difference between the Apokty calculation or the Coptic calendar in general and the Western computus or the Gregorian calendar generally

  ophadece

  Dec 15, 2020

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• Critical Appraisal in Response to Hegumen Youhanna Nassif’s Thesis on “Rectifying the Coptic Calendar, and Adjusting the Date of the Nativity Feast” (Fifth Edit)

  † One of servants of the Coptic Church would hereby like to present a response to a thesis done by Hegumen Father Youhanna Nassif on rectifying the Coptic calendar, and adjusting the celebration of the Nativity feast, in the manner of a “critical appraisal”, following along the lines of an article written by Father John Ramzy,…

  ophadece

  Aug 26, 2019

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• A Paper on the “Impossibility of Moving Coptic Feasts”

  † One of the servants of the Coptic Church would hereby like to present a research to elaborate on the impracticality of changing the dates of the Coptic calendar, and more generally Coptic feasts and other occasions. The writer obtained motivation to conduct this research from a respected deacon, Dr Bishoy Fr Raphael of Alexandria,…

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  Jul 11, 2019

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