The Night None Like Others

Spartatus · December 24, 2012, 08:56

Tonight at midnight the Son of God, the Saviour of the World, was born in the piercing cold in Bethlehem, the city of his ancestor, David.

Let us then bow down to worship and glorify the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in the innocence of the Holy Infant, Jesus.
He is the only begotton Son of the Living God.

The time of preparation is almost over. It is still Advent.
When Midnight comes, I wish you and your family a very Merry and Blessed Christmas.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS:
Traditionally, from the very beginning, Christmas lasts 8 days from December 25th until January 2nd, the Feast of the Circumcision!

(Modern Calendar is by Saint Gregory. The change was made because the more ancient Calendar of Julian was less accurate. On the Julian Calendar, Christmas is January 7th for this year. The Orthodox adhere to the Julian Calendar)

The actual birth year of Our Lord is 4 to 6 years earlier. The error in calculation was made by Dionysius Exiguus (A.D. 470 – 544), a Monk in the 6th Century, who will always be known until eternity for his math error! (Born in Scythia Minor, modern Dobruja shared by Romania and Bulgaria, and a member of the Scythian monks community concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor.)

"...Dionysius is best known as the "inventor" of the Anno Domini (AD, the Year of Our Lord) era, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianized) Julian calendar..."

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The following presentation is for your viewing pleasure. The Nativity Story of Our Lord Jesus, the Christ, the Promised One.

BLINDone3 · December 24, 2012, 17:40

Well said Spartatus! Merry Christmas to you and yours, God Bless you all.

NEWFNL1A1 · December 24, 2012, 17:46

Merry Christmas!

GreenGiant · December 24, 2012, 23:02

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!

May our Lord and Savior keep you and yours safe and well for the coming year.

December 24, 2012, 08:56	#1
Spartatus Registered FALaholic #: 64333 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 220	The Night None Like Others Tonight at midnight the Son of God, the Saviour of the World, was born in the piercing cold in Bethlehem, the city of his ancestor, David. Let us then bow down to worship and glorify the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in the innocence of the Holy Infant, Jesus. He is the only begotton Son of the Living God. The time of preparation is almost over. It is still Advent. When Midnight comes, I wish you and your family a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS: Traditionally, from the very beginning, Christmas lasts 8 days from December 25th until January 2nd, the Feast of the Circumcision! (Modern Calendar is by Saint Gregory. The change was made because the more ancient Calendar of Julian was less accurate. On the Julian Calendar, Christmas is January 7th for this year. The Orthodox adhere to the Julian Calendar) The actual birth year of Our Lord is 4 to 6 years earlier. The error in calculation was made by Dionysius Exiguus (A.D. 470 – 544), a Monk in the 6th Century, who will always be known until eternity for his math error! (Born in Scythia Minor, modern Dobruja shared by Romania and Bulgaria, and a member of the Scythian monks community concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor.) "...Dionysius is best known as the "inventor" of the Anno Domini (AD, the Year of Our Lord) era, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianized) Julian calendar..." ================================================== ====== ================================================== ====== ================================================== ====== The following presentation is for your viewing pleasure. The Nativity Story of Our Lord Jesus, the Christ, the Promised One. Last edited by Spartatus; December 26, 2012 at 10:25.

December 24, 2012, 17:46	#3
NEWFNL1A1 Registered FALaholic #: 43401 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tx Posts: 3,962	Merry Christmas! __________________ Neo-Luddite - Traigo Mi Cuarenta y Cinco - Inch Guy I'm just a peckerwood who lives in the hills with too many hours on Call of Duty. "Hell, Jack...the only thing worse than a politician is a child molester" - Sheriff Hank Pearson, Extreme Prejudice - (1987)

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December 24, 2012, 17:40	#2
BLINDone3 Registered FALaholic #: 25414 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 301	Well said Spartatus! Merry Christmas to you and yours, God Bless you all.

December 24, 2012, 23:02	#4
GreenGiant Registered FALaholic #: 63187 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Johnston Co. NC Posts: 83	Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night! May our Lord and Savior keep you and yours safe and well for the coming year.