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MEETING OF THE LORD

2/2/2024 9:00:00 AM

The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord is among the most ancient feasts of the Christian Church. Forty days after His birth, the God-Infant was taken to the Jerusalem Temple, the center of the nation`s religious life. According to the Law of Moses, a woman who gave birth to a male child was forbidden to enter the Temple of God for forty days. At the end of this time the mother came to the Temple with the child, to offer a young lamb or pigeon to the Lord as a purification sacrifice.

Easter thoughts on Christ and his resurrection - the Turin shroud

5/1/2024 10:00:00 AM

Around Easter people always think and talk about miracles and the resurrection of Christ. The story of the Turin Shroud is one of the miraculous stories we have to accept and not seek for expalnati...

Today is May 1st - international Labor Day

5/1/2024 8:00:00 AM

May Day has long been a focal point for demonstrations by various socialist, communist, and anarchist groups.

Easter Bunny History

4/30/2024 9:00:00 AM

The Easter bunny has its origin in pre-Christian fertility lore.

HOLY WEEK before Easter

4/29/2024 8:00:00 AM

Holy Week is the last week of Lent, the week immediately preceding Easter Sunday.

TSVETNITSA - VRUBNITSA (Palm Sunday)

4/28/2024 9:00:00 AM

Name day of everyone named after a flower, bush or tree (Tsvetelina, Lilia, Yavor, Yassen, Roza, Iglika, Violeta, Varban, Latinka, Temenuga, Karamfila, Zdravko, Kamelia etc).

Today is LAZAROVDEN (St. Lazarus’ Day)

4/27/2024 8:00:00 AM

Name day for everyone having the name of Lazar, Lazo, Lazarina, Lara.

World Book and Copyright Day

4/23/2024 6:00:00 AM

World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright.