Alilo and the Old Calendar
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Jan 16, 2016
Posts about Christmas
Egyptian President Vows to Rebuild Churches
According to an article on EGYPTIAN STREETS, “Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi vowed during a speech at Coptic Christmas Mass to rebuild…
Jan 12, 2016
The Orthodox Are Celebrating
BBC News produced an awesome collection of photos of the Orthodox around the world celebrating Christmas. Faithful from Europe, Africa, and the…
Jan 08, 2016
Russian Christmas
Merry Christmas! No, I didn’t sleep in. A majority of our Orthodox brothers and sisters celebrate Christmas on January 7th according…
Jan 06, 2016
Nativity by Michael Aldashin
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! In honor of our Orthodox brothers and sisters celebrating Christmas according to the Julian Calendar, here is an lovely animation…
Jan 06, 2016
Christmas Around the World
Christmas isn’t over! For the Orthodox Churches on the Julian calendar, the celebrations are just beginning! Here’s a cute video of how…
Jan 05, 2016
Christmastide
OCN promotes good practices and values that are apart of a strong Orthodox culture. Living the Faith is a major portion of what we aspire to promote, encourage,…
Dec 31, 2015
Sunday’s Gospel: December 20, 2015
In his sermon on the Gospel, Fr. Lazarakis reflects on the Light of Christ this Christmas. After seeing The Force Awakens this holiday,…
Dec 30, 2015
Greek Carols Honoring Saint Basil
New Year’s Carols Start of the month and start of the year, My tall rosemary bush! And start of the year, a good year,…
Dec 30, 2015
Greek Christmas Carols, “Forty Days and Forty Nights”
Growing up in a Greek home we often heard Kalanda, Christmas carols. This is a traditional Christmas carol from Western Thrace. I enjoy…
Dec 29, 2015