Wednesday, December 14, 2011

QUESTION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC AND ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS

Roman Catholics celebrate the Holy Mass on Christmas Day in Bethlehem... Below shows the Orthodox in their own Holy Mass on the same occasion.
 
Anonymous said...
 
fr abe tanong ko lang po, kung ang unang kristyano po ay dec 25 cenecelebrate ang kapanganakan ni kristo bakit po ang mga orthodox ay jan po ang kanilang christmas? 

December 14, 2011 10:52 AM 
 
 
 
Fr. Abe, CRS said... 
 
[fr abe tanong ko lang po, kung ang unang kristyano po ay dec 25 cenecelebrate ang kapanganakan ni kristo bakit po ang mga orthodox ay jan po ang kanilang christmas?]

HA HA HA... NICE QUESTION... VERY INTERESTING.

ANG MGA EARLY ROMAN CHRISTIANS WERE USING THE JULIAN CALENDAR AND THEY WERE CELEBRING THE BIRTH OF CHRIST ON DECEMBER 25 OF THE JULIAN CALENDAR. BUT WHEN POPE GREGORY ORDERED THAT THE JULIAN CALENDAR BE CORRECTED DUE TO SOME MISTAKES IN CALCULATION THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR WAS IMPOSED ON ALL FAITHFUL. SO, WE ARE NOW CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS ON DECEMBER 25 UNDER THE CALCULATION OF THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR.

THE ORTHODOX HOWEVER, DECIDED TO RETAIN THE DECEMBER 25 OF THE JULIAN CALENDAR THAT CORRESPONDS ON OUR JANUAR 7 OR 15.

NO MATTER WHAT, WHETHER JULIAN OR GREGORIAN CALENDAR IT IS STILL DECEMBER 25 THAT IS THE DAY ALLOTTED FOR CHRISTMAS. BESIDES IT DOES NOT MATTER TO US THAT MUCH THAT FEW DAYS DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE THE OLD CALENDAR TERM FOR DECEMBER 25 WAS "THE CALENDS OF JANUARY". FOR THAT REASON OUR CHRISTMAS SEASON STARTS ON THE MIDNIGHT OF DEC.24-25 AND ENDS AT THE FEAST OF EPHIPHAY AROUND THE SAME DATE OF ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS. SO THE SPIRITUAL, THEOLOGICAL AND LITURGICAL CELEBRATION IS ESSENTIALLY ONE AND THE SAME. 

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4 comments:

  1. so nag ibig pong sabihin fr. abe ang equivalent ng dec. 25 ng gregorian calendar ay jan. 7 or 15 sa julian calendar?.salamat po fr. sa mga sagot nyo.

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  2. Greek Catholics in the Eastern Europe, not including the diaspora, celebrate Christmas on January 7...FYI heheh

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  3. THAT IS JAN. 7 FOR OUR CALENDAR BUT IN JULIAN CALENDAR THAT IS DEC. 25 ALSO.

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  4. [so nag ibig pong sabihin fr. abe ang equivalent ng dec. 25 ng gregorian calendar ay jan. 7 or 15 sa julian calendar?]

    ITS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. ANG EQUIVALENT NG DEC. 25 NG JULIAN CALENDAR AY JAN 7 SA GREGORIAN CALENDAR. SUBALIT IN BOTH CALENDAR ANG BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH AY DEC. 25 ANG CELEBRATION.

    [.salamat po fr. sa mga sagot nyo. ]

    WELCOME.

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