Christ is risen

[sin_vladimirov]

To all the children of Oriental Orthodox Churches, CHRIST IS RISEN!

I love you all.

[Theophorus]

Indeed He is risen!

[erinipassi]

Hi sin_vladimirov and Theophorus

Thank you vladimirov for your wonderful kind words. Ekhristos Anesti (Christ is Risen), Alithos Anesti (Indeed He is Risen). May the Power and love of His Resurrection be with us all.

love and blessings
erini

[domi]

Thanks for the FYI but see why is our easter differnt from regualr easter? I dun understand?

[erinipassi]

Hi Domi,

There is a really good website that explains why and here it is: http://www.suscopts.org/literature/print.php?id=1084913586&archive=

But a brief explanation as to why we celebrate Easter differently is because the Orthodox celebrate Easter always immidiately after the Jewish Passover. This is Mentioned in Matthew Chapter 26. The Jewish Passover this year was April 28th.

All the World used to celebrated it the same date untill it was changed in the 16th Centuary by the Pope of Rome, Pope Gregory and a new Calender was made according to Pope Gregory called the Gregorian calendar.

The world today is on the Gregorian Calendar. Read more from the website and anything you didnt understand. I'll explain it to you in pm.

love and blessings
erini

[feo]

Hi sin_vladimirov and Theophorus

Thank you vladimirov for your wonderful kind words. Ekhristos Anesti (Christ is Risen), Alithos Anesti (Indeed He is Risen). May the Power and love of His Resurrection be with us all.

love and blessings
erini

What languege is that?

[CopticGirl]

Ekhristos Anesti, Alethos Anesti is Coptic.

Christos Anesti is Greek.

God Bless,
Elizabeth

[minasoliman]

ACTUALLY...just to give you a correction...

Before the sad Chalcedonian split, we were incorporating LOTS AND LOTS of Greek in our church, since it was a universal language...kinda like English today. You'd be surprised how much Greek we use in our Coptic churches today. If it wasn't for that split, we could've have had over 90% of our services in Greek.

So Christos Anesti is Greek...(Ekhristos is just the Egyptian accent that messes up the Greek...kinda like saying Holy Espirit).

The TRUE COPTIC meaning, which most Copts don't know, is Pi-Ekhristos Aftonf. And the reply would be Khen Omethmi Aftonf.

St. Shenoute the Archmandrite would LOVE it if we said the Coptic responses, not the Greek ones, since he was a VERY nationalistic man.

God bless.

[Xpycoctomos]

Pi-Ekhristos Aftonf!!!!!!

[minasoliman]

Khen Omethmi Aftonf :D

[Rilian]

Christ is risen! I hope you all had a joyous Pascha.

[domi]

ghez i missed alot..

So basicly what ur saying erini is that it's beacuse the pope dude messed up the calender and he's speical so we go with his calender on when easter is ight? Does that mean that he changed christmass and the other holy hoilidays too? If now why didn't he change them as well?Weirdness. Is that right sis

Thanks for the help.. I love u erini :D

[CopticGirl]

Christmas in the Orthodox Churches is on January 7th.

God Bless.

[domi]

that's not december lol. Does that have to do with the calender thing too?

[Yeznik]

that's not december lol. Does that have to do with the calender thing too?


It was originally in January. Later it was moved to December.

[domi]

which would mean yes lol

[sin_vladimirov]

Just the quick one on Orthodox Christmas.

It is on the 25 of december. Only IT FALLS two weeks later because the "OLD" (Julian, from Julius Ceasar) calendar days are two weeks behind the "NEW" (Gregorian, from Gregory VIII).

That is for example today is SUNDAY 8 MAY (New)/ 25 APRIL (Old).

That is why December 25 (old) falls on January 7 (new)...

Serbs for example are drunk LOL from December 31 to december to January 15 every year (dont forget new year LOL).

Some Orthodox Churches use MODIFIED JULIAN which is more like a new calendar with movable feasts adjusted by OLD calendar... Makes any sense? LOL

God bless!

Many Years!

[Yeznik]

Happy Easter to my OO and EO brother and sisters!!

[moses916]

Happy (Easter)Pascha Yeznik! God bless! :)