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We will be celebrating the Feast of the Nativity starting with the Festal Orthros service at 8pm and Divine Liturgy at 9pm. Carry-in meal to follow the divine services.On December 25 in the Holy Orthodox Church we celebrate the Nativity according to the flesh of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Verses
The Child born is God, and the Mother, a Virgin;
what greater marvel hath appeared in creation?
On the twenty-fifth Mary the Virgin gave birth to God.
On this day we commemorate the Adoration of the Magi:
Worshipping Thee, O Word, this cohort, come from the nations,
Showeth the worship that Thou shalt receive from the nations.
On this day we commemorate the Shepherds that behold the Lord:
Shepherds their own flock do now abandon,
and hasten to see Christ, the Good Shepherd.
Thus entered into the world He Whose coming was foretold by the prophets, and Who was born in the same manner in which it had been prophesied: of a Most-holy Virgin, in the town of Bethlehem, of the lineage of David according to the flesh, at the time when there was no king in Jerusalem of the lineage of Judah, but rather when a foreigner named Herod, who sought to K*ll the infant Messiah, was reigning. After many types and prefigurings, messengers and heralds, prophets and righteous men, wise men and kings, finally He appeared, the Lord of the world and King of kings, to perform the work of the salvation of mankind. Unto Him be glory unto ages of ages. Amen.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, 65159 County Road 33, Goshen, United States
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