1170. At the Council of Nicaea in 325, all the Churches agreed that Easter, the Christian Passover, should be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon (14 Nisan) after the vernal equinox. the reform of the Western calendar, called “Gregorian” after Pope Gregory XIII (1582), caused a discrepancy of several days with the Eastern calendar. Today, the Western and Eastern Churches are seeking an agreement in order once again to celebrate the day of the Lord’s Resurrection on a common date.
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5. How can we speak about God?
544. How does Jesus teach us to pray?
153. Why is the Church the ‘people of God’?
431. What purpose do the precepts of the Church have?
331. How is the sacrament of Holy Orders celebrated?
125. What is the “hell” into which Jesus descended?
487. What responsibility do human persons have in regard to their own sexual identity?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What are 5 important lessons about wisdom found in Baruch 3:9-12?
What does the phrase “we live by faith, not by sight” in 2 Corinthians 5:7 mean?
What does Wisdom 8:7 teach us about wisdom as a source of virtue and honor?
How was the defeat of the Maccabees at the Battle of Elasa described in 1 Maccabees 6:17-47?
What is the unchanging nature of God, according to Malachi 3:6?
O que o livro de Cantares nos ensina sobre a beleza da mulher noiva e da mulher madura?
