“No enemy can take away the holiday because the holiday is born in the soul,” the Rev. Rostyslav Korchak said in his homily.
The Russian Orthodox Church, which claims power of Orthodoxy in the neighboring country, uses the ancient Julian calendar; most church and secular groups have gone with the Gregorian calendar.
The Synod of Orthodox Church or Ukraine gave local church rectors and their communities the OK in December to choose which date to celebrate Christmas. The decision comes after years of discussion, but was also nudged along by Russia’s invasion.
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