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The '''Church Calendar''' consists of a series of cycles by which [[feast]]s are celebrated in the [[Orthodox Church]]. There are currently three calendars in use in the Church, the '''[[Julian Calendar]]''', '''[[Revised Julian Calendar]]''', and '''[[Gregorian Calendar]]'''. The following list of dates links only to [[fixed feast]]s of the [[Orthodox Church]]. The Church's year begins with the [[Indiction]] on [[September 1]].<br />
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| September<br />
|<small>[[September 1|1]] [[September 2|2]] [[September 3|3]] [[September 4|4]] [[September 5|5]] [[September 6|6]] [[September 7|7]] [[September 8|8]] [[September 9|9]] [[September 10|10]] [[September 11|11]] [[September 12|12]] [[September 13|13]] [[September 14|14]] [[September 15|15]] [[September 16|16]] [[September 17|17]] [[September 18|18]] [[September 19|19]] [[September 20|20]] [[September 21|21]] [[September 22|22]] [[September 23|23]] [[September 24|24]] [[September 25|25]] [[September 26|26]] [[September 27|27]] [[September 28|28]] [[September 29|29]] [[September 30|30]]</small><br />
|-<br />
| October<br />
|<small>[[October 1|1]] [[October 2|2]] [[October 3|3]] [[October 4|4]] [[October 5|5]] [[October 6|6]] [[October 7|7]] [[October 8|8]] [[October 9|9]] [[October 10|10]] [[October 11|11]] [[October 12|12]] [[October 13|13]] [[October 14|14]] [[October 15|15]] [[October 16|16]] [[October 17|17]] [[October 18|18]] [[October 19|19]] [[October 20|20]] [[October 21|21]] [[October 22|22]] [[October 23|23]] [[October 24|24]] [[October 25|25]] [[October 26|26]] [[October 27|27]] [[October 28|28]] [[October 29|29]] [[October 30|30]] [[October 31|31]]</small><br />
|-<br />
| November<br />
|<small>[[November 1|1]] [[November 2|2]] [[November 3|3]] [[November 4|4]] [[November 5|5]] [[November 6|6]] [[November 7|7]] [[November 8|8]] [[November 9|9]] [[November 10|10]] [[November 11|11]] [[November 12|12]] [[November 13|13]] [[November 14|14]] [[November 15|15]] [[November 16|16]] [[November 17|17]] [[November 18|18]] [[November 19|19]] [[November 20|20]] [[November 21|21]] [[November 22|22]] [[November 23|23]] [[November 24|24]] [[November 25|25]] [[November 26|26]] [[November 27|27]] [[November 28|28]] [[November 29|29]] [[November 30|30]]</small><br />
|-<br />
| December&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
|<small>[[December 1|1]] [[December 2|2]] [[December 3|3]] [[December 4|4]] [[December 5|5]] [[December 6|6]] [[December 7|7]] [[December 8|8]] [[December 9|9]] [[December 10|10]] [[December 11|11]] [[December 12|12]] [[December 13|13]] [[December 14|14]] [[December 15|15]] [[December 16|16]] [[December 17|17]] [[December 18|18]] [[December 19|19]] [[December 20|20]] [[December 21|21]] [[December 22|22]] [[December 23|23]] [[December 24|24]] [[December 25|25]] [[December 26|26]] [[December 27|27]] [[December 28|28]] [[December 29|29]] [[December 30|30]] [[December 31|31]]</small><br />
|-<br />
| January<br />
|<small>[[January 1|1]] [[January 2|2]] [[January 3|3]] [[January 4|4]] [[January 5|5]] [[January 6|6]] [[January 7|7]] [[January 8|8]] [[January 9|9]] [[January 10|10]] [[January 11|11]] [[January 12|12]] [[January 13|13]] [[January 14|14]] [[January 15|15]] [[January 16|16]] [[January 17|17]] [[January 18|18]] [[January 19|19]] [[January 20|20]] [[January 21|21]] [[January 22|22]] [[January 23|23]] [[January 24|24]] [[January 25|25]] [[January 26|26]] [[January 27|27]] [[January 28|28]] [[January 29|29]] [[January 30|30]] [[January 31|31]]</small><br />
|-<br />
| February<br />
|<small>[[February 1|1]] [[February 2|2]] [[February 3|3]] [[February 4|4]] [[February 5|5]] [[February 6|6]] [[February 7|7]] [[February 8|8]] [[February 9|9]] [[February 10|10]] [[February 11|11]] [[February 12|12]] [[February 13|13]] [[February 14|14]] [[February 15|15]] [[February 16|16]] [[February 17|17]] [[February 18|18]] [[February 19|19]] [[February 20|20]] [[February 21|21]] [[February 22|22]] [[February 23|23]] [[February 24|24]] [[February 25|25]] [[February 26|26]] [[February 27|27]] [[February 28|28]] [[February 29|(29)]]</small><br />
|-<br />
| March<br />
|<small>[[March 1|1]] [[March 2|2]] [[March 3|3]] [[March 4|4]] [[March 5|5]] [[March 6|6]] [[March 7|7]] [[March 8|8]] [[March 9|9]] [[March 10|10]] [[March 11|11]] [[March 12|12]] [[March 13|13]] [[March 14|14]] [[March 15|15]] [[March 16|16]] [[March 17|17]] [[March 18|18]] [[March 19|19]] [[March 20|20]] [[March 21|21]] [[March 22|22]] [[March 23|23]] [[March 24|24]] [[March 25|25]] [[March 26|26]] [[March 27|27]] [[March 28|28]] [[March 29|29]] [[March 30|30]] [[March 31|31]]</small><br />
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| April<br />
|<small>[[April 1|1]] [[April 2|2]] [[April 3|3]] [[April 4|4]] [[April 5|5]] [[April 6|6]] [[April 7|7]] [[April 8|8]] [[April 9|9]] [[April 10|10]] [[April 11|11]] [[April 12|12]] [[April 13|13]] [[April 14|14]] [[April 15|15]] [[April 16|16]] [[April 17|17]] [[April 18|18]] [[April 19|19]] [[April 20|20]] [[April 21|21]] [[April 22|22]] [[April 23|23]] [[April 24|24]] [[April 25|25]] [[April 26|26]] [[April 27|27]] [[April 28|28]] [[April 29|29]] [[April 30|30]]</small><br />
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| May<br />
|<small>[[May 1|1]] [[May 2|2]] [[May 3|3]] [[May 4|4]] [[May 5|5]] [[May 6|6]] [[May 7|7]] [[May 8|8]] [[May 9|9]] [[May 10|10]] [[May 11|11]] [[May 12|12]] [[May 13|13]] [[May 14|14]] [[May 15|15]] [[May 16|16]] [[May 17|17]] [[May 18|18]] [[May 19|19]] [[May 20|20]] [[May 21|21]] [[May 22|22]] [[May 23|23]] [[May 24|24]] [[May 25|25]] [[May 26|26]] [[May 27|27]] [[May 28|28]] [[May 29|29]] [[May 30|30]] [[May 31|31]]</small><br />
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| June<br />
|<small>[[June 1|1]] [[June 2|2]] [[June 3|3]] [[June 4|4]] [[June 5|5]] [[June 6|6]] [[June 7|7]] [[June 8|8]] [[June 9|9]] [[June 10|10]] [[June 11|11]] [[June 12|12]] [[June 13|13]] [[June 14|14]] [[June 15|15]] [[June 16|16]] [[June 17|17]] [[June 18|18]] [[June 19|19]] [[June 20|20]] [[June 21|21]] [[June 22|22]] [[June 23|23]] [[June 24|24]] [[June 25|25]] [[June 26|26]] [[June 27|27]] [[June 28|28]] [[June 29|29]] [[June 30|30]]</small><br />
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| July<br />
|<small>[[July 1|1]] [[July 2|2]] [[July 3|3]] [[July 4|4]] [[July 5|5]] [[July 6|6]] [[July 7|7]] [[July 8|8]] [[July 9|9]] [[July 10|10]] [[July 11|11]] [[July 12|12]] [[July 13|13]] [[July 14|14]] [[July 15|15]] [[July 16|16]] [[July 17|17]] [[July 18|18]] [[July 19|19]] [[July 20|20]] [[July 21|21]] [[July 22|22]] [[July 23|23]] [[July 24|24]] [[July 25|25]] [[July 26|26]] [[July 27|27]] [[July 28|28]] [[July 29|29]] [[July 30|30]] [[July 31|31]]</small><br />
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| August<br />
|<small>[[August 1|1]] [[August 2|2]] [[August 3|3]] [[August 4|4]] [[August 5|5]] [[August 6|6]] [[August 7|7]] [[August 8|8]] [[August 9|9]] [[August 10|10]] [[August 11|11]] [[August 12|12]] [[August 13|13]] [[August 14|14]] [[August 15|15]] [[August 16|16]] [[August 17|17]] [[August 18|18]] [[August 19|19]] [[August 20|20]] [[August 21|21]] [[August 22|22]] [[August 23|23]] [[August 24|24]] [[August 25|25]] [[August 26|26]] [[August 27|27]] [[August 28|28]] [[August 29|29]] [[August 30|30]] [[August 31|31]]</small><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Feast day]]<br />
*[[Great Feasts]]<br />
*[[Paschalion]]<br />
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===Guidance on style===<br />
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Church Calendar)|Style Manual]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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===Calendar Use===<br />
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*[http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/calendar27.html Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars] by Claus Tondering (everything you ever wanted to know)<br />
*[http://users.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/calmain.htm Calendar and Easter Topics]<br />
*[http://www.chrysostom.org/andrew/texts/parsells-calendar.pdf The Calendar Issue in the Orthodox Church (.pdf)], by John Parsells<br />
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'''Orthodox Christianity''' is the life in faith of the [[Orthodox Church]], inseparable from that concrete, historic community and encompassing its entire way of life. The Orthodox Christian faith is that faith "handed once to the saints" ([[Book of Jude|Jude]] 3), passed on in [[Holy Tradition]] to the [[apostles]] by [[Jesus Christ]], and then handed down from one generation to the next, without addition or subtraction.<br />
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==God==<br />
[[Image:Rublev Trinity.jpg|right|frame|The [[Holy Trinity]]]]<br />
''Main article: [[Holy Trinity]]''<br />
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Orthodox Christians worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit&mdash;the [[Holy Trinity]], the one God. Following the [[Holy Scriptures]] and the [[Church Fathers]], the Church believes that the Trinity is three divine persons (''[[hypostasis|hypostases]]'') who share one essence (''[[ousia]]''). It is paradoxical to believe thus, but that is how God has revealed himself. All three persons are consubstantial with each other, that is, they are of one essence (''[[homoousios]]'') and coeternal. There never was a time when any of the persons of the Trinity did not exist. God is beyond and before time and yet acts within time, moving and speaking within history.<br />
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God is not an impersonal essence or mere "higher power," but rather each of the divine persons relates to mankind personally. Neither is God a simple name for three gods (i.e., polytheism), but rather the Orthodox faith is monotheist and yet [[Triadology|Trinitarian]]. The God of the Orthodox Christian Church is the God of [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]] and [[Jacob]], the '''I AM''' who revealed himself to [[Moses]] in the burning bush.<br />
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The source and unity of the Holy Trinity is the Father, from whom the Son is begotten and also from whom the Spirit proceeds. Thus, the Father is both the ground of unity of the Trinity and also of distinction. To try to comprehend unbegottenness (Father), begottenness (Son), or procession (Holy Spirit) leads to insanity, says the holy [[Gregory the Theologian]], and so the Church approaches God in divine mystery, approaching God [[apophatic theology|apophatically]], being content to encounter God personally and yet realize the inadequacy of the human mind to comprehend him.<br />
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The primary statement of what the Church believes about God is to be found in the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]].<br />
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==Christology==<br />
[[Image:Pantokrator of Sinai.jpg|right|frame|Our Lord [[Jesus Christ]]]]<br />
''Main articles: [[Jesus Christ]], [[Christology]]''<br />
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The second person of the Holy Trinity, the Son of God, begotten before all ages by the Father without a mother, was begotten in time by the Virgin Mary the [[Theotokos]] without a Father. He is the [[Logos]], the Word of God, and he became flesh and dwelt among us, as says the beginning of the [[Gospel of John]]. Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. This is the doctrine of the [[Incarnation]], that God became a man.<br />
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Our Lord Jesus is the ''Theanthropos'', the God-man. He is not half God and half man, nor is he a hybrid of the two. Rather, he is fully God and fully man, perfect in his divinity and perfect in his humanity. He has two natures, joined together in the Incarnation without mixture, division, or confusion. As a result of being fully God and man, he also has two wills, one human will and one divine will to which the human one is submitted. He has two natures yet remains one person, one [[hypostasis]].<br />
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Jesus is God, the second person of the [[Holy Trinity]]. He is the '''I AM''' revealed to [[Moses]]. He is the way, the truth and the life. He is the God before the ages, come to Earth as a little child and then died on the cross as a man and rose from the dead. He and the Father are one, for he is [[homoousios|consubstantial]] with the Father. During his passion and death on the cross, one of the Trinity suffered in the flesh.<br />
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He is the Messiah, the Christ&mdash;the Anointed One of God, foretold by the [[prophet]]s of the [[Old Testament]]. He is the Savior of the world, the Lamb of God, the Son of Man. As described in the [[Gospels]], Jesus Christ was born of a woman, grew into a man, preached, healed, taught his [[apostles|disciples]], died in physical reality on the cross, and then rose bodily from the dead on the third day. He then ascended into Heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father. Of all mankind, he alone is without sin.<br />
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His work on Earth was for the purpose of saving mankind, for the life of the world. Everything he did was for our salvation, from relating parables and being [[baptism|baptized]] by the [[John the Forerunner|Forerunner]] to his glorious death and resurrection. Because of who he is and of what he did for us, we have the opportunity to become by grace what he is by nature. That is, we can put on the divine, becoming partakers of the divine nature.<br />
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==Ecclesiology==<br />
[[Image:Hagia_Sophia_BW.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Hagia Sophia]] in Constantinople]]<br />
''Main article: [[Ecclesiology]]''<br />
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The Church is the Body of Christ, a theanthropic (divine-human) communion of Jesus Christ with his people. The sole head of the Church is Christ. The traditional belief in the Church is attested to in the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]] as the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church]]. By this is meant that the Church is undivided and not many (one), sanctified and set apart for the work of God (holy), whole and characterized by fullness and universality (catholic), and has at its essence the going out into all the world to preach the [[Gospel]] and [[baptism|baptize]] the nations (apostolic).<br />
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The Church is the Bride of Christ, the [[eschatology|eschatological]] spouse of the Son of God, united to him in faith and love, for which he gave himself up on the cross. The intimacy of a husband and wife is an earthly image of the intimacy that Christ has with his Church, and the union of an earthly marriage is a shadow of the union of that marriage of the Lamb of God with the Church.<br />
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The community of the Church is the locus of [[soteriology|salvation]] for mankind; it is truly the Ark in which mankind may be saved from the flood of corruption and sin. In it, Christians [[Holy Mysteries|sacramentally]] work out their salvation with fear and trembling ([[Philippians|Phil.]] 2:12), worshipping the Holy Trinity in spirit and in truth. The Church is the pillar and ground of truth ([[I Timothy|I Tim.]] 3:15) and thus may be relied upon in the Christian's struggle to apprehend the one truth for himself. The Church is eternal, and the gates of [[Hell]] will never prevail against it ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matt.]] 16:18).<br />
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The Church consists of the [[prophet]]s and [[saint]]s of both the Old and New Covenants, the [[angels]] and the concrete, historical community of believers in this earthly life. Those who have gone on before us are known as the ''Church Triumphant'', while those in this life are known as the ''Church Militant''. <br />
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The boundaries of the Church are ultimately known only to God himself, but outside the historical context of the Church&mdash;that is, the Orthodox Church&mdash;the nature of the connection of any human being to the Church (whether a believer in Christ or not) is unknown to us. Throughout [[Church History]], various groups have broken from the Church, a tragic reality which does not divide the Church but rather divides believers from the Church. The final status of Christians in such communities is dependent on God's mercy and grace, as is the case with those with membership in the Church in this life.<br />
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==Tradition==<br />
''Main article: [[Holy Tradition]]''<br />
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==Worship==<br />
''Main article: [[Worship]]''<br />
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==Sacraments==<br />
''Main article: [[Sacraments]]''<br />
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==Anthropology==<br />
''Main article: [[Anthropology]]''<br />
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==Soteriology==<br />
''Main article: [[Soteriology]]''<br />
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The study of salvation is called soteriology.<br />
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==Clergy==<br />
''Main article: [[Clergy]]''<br />
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==Saints==<br />
[[Image:Theotokos of Vladimir.jpg|right|frame|Our Holy Lady [[Theotokos]]]]<br />
''Main article: [[Saints]]''<br />
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==History==<br />
''Main article: [[Church History]]''<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[What is Orthodoxy|What is Orthodoxy?]], by Fr. Theodore Pulcini<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.stnicholascathedral.org/about_orthodoxy.html About Orthodoxy], from [http://www.stnicholascathedral.org/ St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral], Brooklyn, New York<br />
*[http://www.kosovo.com/orthodoxy.html Orthodox Christianity], from the [[Church of Serbia]]<br />
*[http://www.oca.org/OCIndex.asp?SID=2 About Orthodox Christianity] ([[OCA]] site)<br />
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/ Our Faith] ([[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|GOA]] site)<br />
*[http://www.antiochian.org/673 What We Believe] ([[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian]] site)<br />
*[http://www.oca.org/pages/orth_chri/Q-and-A/index.html Meeting the Orthodox: Questions & Answers on the Orthodox Faith], by Fr. [[Thomas Hopko]]<br />
*[http://www.ocf.org/orthodoxpage/reading/questions.html Some straight answers about the Orthodox Church]<br />
*[http://www.svots.edu/Faculty/John-Behr/Articles/Orthodoxy.html Orthodoxy], by Fr. [[John Behr]]<br />
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7051.asp Introduction to the Orthodox Church], by Fr. Leonidas Contos<br />
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