The Celebration of Holy Easter on the Same Date — an Eloquent Testimony to Our Unity in Diversity
The Celebration of Holy Easter on the Same Date — an Eloquent Testimony to Our Unity in Diversity

Summary/Abstract: The reader of this article has the opportunity to get acquainted with the ecumenical approach adopted by the Christian Churches over the past decades, particularly by the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, in order to establish a common date for the Feast of Holy Easter through which they have actually given evident expression to their desire for the realization of ecumenical Christian unity. From the texts resulting from conferences and theological consultations attended by the representatives of the Christian Churches, the reader can also learn about the testimonies provided by the liturgical and canonical Tradition of the Ecumenical Church of the first centuries, regarding the date of the Holy Easter celebration in illo tempore, which remains prime documentary source of the Easter date determination, too. In assessing the statements made by the relevant literature regarding the Easter date determination, I have taken into account not only the results offered by theological and historical papers, but also those provided by the science of astronomy, in the times past and nowadays.

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