Orthodox Feasts of Jesus Christ & the Virgin Mary: Liturgical Texts with Commentary
Hugh Wybrew
“Like the first book in this series, Orthodox Lent, Holy Week and Easter, this present book was written by an English Anglican (Episcopalian) primarily for Christians of Western tradition, and was first published in the United Kingdom. So the original Introduction, still included here, briefly compares the western and eastern cycle of fixed festivals, which celebrate the incarnation of God in Christ, and the birth, death and resurrection of his Virgin Mother. [...]Orthodox readers of the present edition will be familiar with their own calendar, which information relating to the the western calendar may be of interest to them.” —“Preface to the American Edition”
CONTENTS
Preface to the American Edition Introduction 1 The Development of the Christian Year 2 Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Forefeast of the Birth of the Mother of God Birth of the Mother of God Commemoration of Sts Joachim and Anna 3 Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Forefeast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple 4 Christmas Forefeast of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ Synaxis of the Mother of God 5 Epiphany Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ Synaxis of St John the Baptist 6 Presentation of Christ Forefeast of the Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ Commemoration of Sts Simeon and Anna 7 Annunciation Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Mother of God Annunciation of the Mother of God Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel 8 Transfiguration Forefeast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ 9 Assumption Forefeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God Dormition of the Mother of God
Item Number: BKV794 Publication data: Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000 Format: softcover Number of pages: 129 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.5 cm × 13.8 cm × 1.1 cm ISBN: 0‒88141‒203‒1
