A Scientific Examination of the Orthodox Church Calendar
Table of Contents
by Hieromonk Cassian
Forward, by Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna
Chapter 1: "Which Calendar is Correct?" 1
Chapter 2: Elementary Calendar Principles 4
Chapter 3: The Appearance of a New Star: The Sun of Righteousness 13
Chapter 4: The Essence of the Church Calendar 17
Chapter 5: History of the Calendar Reform of Pope Gregory XIII 31
Chapter 6: The "Pan-Orthodox Congress" of 1923 and its Invention of the "New Julian" Calendar 47
Chapter 7: Science—In Support of the Church Calendar 65
Chapter 8: Canonical Prohibitions Against Changing the Church Calendar 90
Chapter 9: Liturgical Havoc Wreaked by the "New Julian" Calendar 103
Chapter 10: Patristic Teaching on the Church Calendar 121
Chapter 11: Impact of the Calendar Reform on the Piety of the Faithful 128
Chapter 12: Recent Events Linked to Clear Violations of the Church Calendar 131
Chapter 13: Conclusion 137
Addendum 1: The Late Celebration of Pascha in 1983 by Archimandrite Sergius 142
Addendum 2: The Gaussian Formula for the Orthodox Calculation of Pascha 152
Notes 154
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