ORTHODOX NEW YEAR (SEPT. 1ST)
The Creation of the World by Our Lord Jesus Christ By the Rt. Rev. Fr. Paul Molina ( Missionary Diocese of East and Southeast Asia ) and Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) The Orthodox Church inaugurated September 1st as the beginning of the liturgical year in honor of the victory of Emperor Constantine the Great (d. 337 A.D.), over his adversary, Emperor Maxentius, in 312 A.D.. Prior to Constantine, Christianity was constantly exposed to persecution. It was also believed that September marked the creation of the world, according to calculations using the dates given in the Greek Septuagint, and so celebrating the New Year marked the ecclesiastical commemoration of the divine act of creation by God. An Ancient Western Orthodox Icon of the Founding of the World by Jesus Christ The Ancient Orthodox Calendar, Showing Lunar and Solar Calculations and the Position of the Vernal Equinox The 13 Major Feasts of the Orthodox Church An “All Saints Icon” Showing the Cosmic...
