It was established Nativity Fast
Establishment of Advent, as well as other multi-day fasts, refers to the ancient times of Christianity. From the fourth century St. Ambrose Mediodalansky, Filastry, St. Augustine is mentioned in their works Christmas fast. In the fifth century of the antiquity of Advent wrote Leo the Great.
Initially Christmas fast lasted from some Christians, seven days, in others - a few more. At the cathedral in 1166 when the former Patriarch of Constantinople Luka and Byzantine emperor Manuel all Christians was laid to keep a fast before the great feast of the Nativity of Christ for forty days.
Balsamon patriarch of Antioch, wrote that "the very holy Patriarch said that although the days of these positions (of the Assumption and Christmas. - Ed.) Is not defined by rule, urged, however, to follow the unwritten ecclesiastical tradition fast ... 15 days of November ( 28 - new style).
Christmas post - the last post of several days in a year. It begins Nov. 28 and runs until January 7, lasts for forty days, and because the Church is called in the statute Lent, as well as Lent. Since Zagovezni the post have the feast day of St.. Apostle Philip on November 27, then this post is called Filippov.
Why set the Christmas post
Christmas post - Winter post, he gives us the sanctification of the last part of the mysterious renewal of spiritual unity with God and preparing for the celebration of Christmas.
Leo the Great writes: "The very possession of abstinence were sealed four times that in the year we have learned that constantly need to purify and that the scattering of life should always try our fasting and alms to destroy sin, which multiplied impermanence of flesh and dung wishes."
According to Leo the Great, Christmas post is a sacrifice to God for the collected fruit.
"As the Lord uschedril us the fruits of the earth, - writes the saint - and we at the time of this post should be generous to the poor."
According to Simeon of Thessalonica, the "post Christmas Forty depicts the post of Moses, who fasted forty days and forty nights, got on the stone tablets mark the speech of God. And we fasted for forty days, and look, and acceptable living word of the Virgin, inscribed not on stone, but embodied and born, and become involved in His divine flesh.
The Christmas post is set for what we have on the day of Christ emptied himself by repentance, prayer and fasting so that with a pure heart, soul and body could meet with reverence who had come to the world of the Son of God and that apart from the usual gifts and sacrifices, to bring Him our heart is pure and the desire to follow His teachings.
Establishment of Advent, as well as other multi-day fasts, refers to the ancient times of Christianity. From the fourth century St. Ambrose Mediodalansky, Filastry, St. Augustine is mentioned in their works Christmas fast. In the fifth century of the antiquity of Advent wrote Leo the Great. Initially Christmas fast lasted from some Christians, seven days, in others - a few more. At the cathedral in 1166 when the former Patriarch of Constantinople Luka and Byzantine emperor Manuel all Christians was laid to keep a fast before the great feast of the Nativity of Christ for forty days.
Balsamon patriarch of Antioch, wrote that "the very holy Patriarch said that although the days of these positions (of the Assumption and Christmas. - Ed.) Is not defined by rule, urged, however, to follow the unwritten ecclesiastical tradition fast ... 15 days of November ( 28 - new style).
Christmas post - the last post of several days in a year. It begins Nov. 28 and runs until January 7, lasts for forty days, and because the Church is called in the statute Lent, as well as Lent. Since Zagovezni the post have the feast day of St.. Apostle Philip on November 27, then this post is called Filippov.
Why set the Christmas post
Christmas post - Winter post, he gives us the sanctification of the last part of the mysterious renewal of spiritual unity with God and preparing for the celebration of Christmas.
Leo the Great writes: "The very possession of abstinence were sealed four times that in the year we have learned that constantly need to purify and that the scattering of life should always try our fasting and alms to destroy sin, which multiplied impermanence of flesh and dung wishes."
According to Leo the Great, Christmas post is a sacrifice to God for the collected fruit.
"As the Lord uschedril us the fruits of the earth, - writes the saint - and we at the time of this post should be generous to the poor."
According to Simeon of Thessalonica, the "post Christmas Forty depicts the post of Moses, who fasted forty days and forty nights, got on the stone tablets mark the speech of God. And we fasted for forty days, and look, and acceptable living word of the Virgin, inscribed not on stone, but embodied and born, and become involved in His divine flesh.
The Christmas post is set for what we have on the day of Christ emptied himself by repentance, prayer and fasting so that with a pure heart, soul and body could meet with reverence who had come to the world of the Son of God and that apart from the usual gifts and sacrifices, to bring Him our heart is pure and the desire to follow His teachings.
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