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SUMMARY:Nativity Fast begins (old date)
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DESCRIPTION:Note:&nbsp\;The inclusion of this event in the online calendar
  is for educational purposes\, and solely to remind the faithful of the me
 rcy of our Lord as shown through the Holy Synod in granting us a shortened
  fasting period. Please follow the fasting period as per Patriarchal Encyc
 licals and guidance from one's spiritual father.Although mandatory fasting
  for the Nativity lasts from December 15-24\, during these first 2 weeks c
 onsider making positive spiritual changes\, increasing frequency of prayer
 \, reading scripture and meditating on the importance&nbsp\;of the season 
 of Annunciation in the economy of our salvation.The Christmas fast used to
  last for 40 days as recorded in the Hudaya Canon of Mor Gregorios Yuhanno
 n bar'Ebroyo (some ascetics still continue this practice). However\, the C
 hurch later shortened the period to 25 days. Finally\, in 1946 &amp\; purs
 uant to a decision taken by the Council held in Homs\; on December 7th 194
 6 the thrice blessed late Patriarch HH Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum
  of blessed memory limited the Nativity Fast to 10 days starting on Decemb
 er 15th &amp\; ending on Christmas Day (Hido d'yaldo d'Moran)\, December 2
 5th. Out of piety\, it is common for the faithful of Malankara to begin th
 eir fast on December 1st even to this day.During this fast\, the Takrit/Ea
 stern rite (ie the traditions of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Iraq and ot
 her parts of the erstwhile Maphrianate) has a special set of prayers. The 
 thrice blessed late Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum writes i
 n his book 'Scattered Pearls'\, "This rite also includes a medium-sized bo
 ok containing eight services of the Christmas fasting\, known to Easterner
 s as the subbara\, i.e.\, the Annunciation of the Nativity of the Lord Chr
 ist. These services are usually repeated three times." These prayers were 
 recited during the weekdays of the Nativity fast\, in lieu of the Sh'himo.
  Although developed in Iraq\, the late Patriarch found copies in Mardin\, 
 Tur Abdin\, and Jerusalem. Copies of this service also made its way to Ind
 ia\, and was published as part of the Pampakuda Phanqitho.May our Lord &am
 p\; Savior Jesus Christ abundantly bless all the faithful who wholehearted
 ly keep the fast. As we look forward to the commemoration of Christ's Nati
 vity on Christmas Day\, let's not forget to keep 'Christ' in Christmas\; n
 ot by simply uttering the phrase but by following what Christ would want u
 s to do.Malankara World Special Supplement for the Nativity Fast: https://
 goo.gl/f7bsJW
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