{"product_id":"poster-liturgical-calendar-of-the-orthodox-church-copy","title":"2027 Icon Calendar: Saints for Various Needs (Julian version, old calendar)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem No. 006623\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2027 Icon Calendar: Saints for Various Needs, \u003cspan\u003eJulian or \"old\" calendar edition. If you celebrate Christmas\/Nativity on January 7, this is the proper calendar for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11\" X 12\" full-colour calendar features large calendar boxes (1-3\/8\" X 1-3\/4\") for recording your important date reminders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor saints and feast days traditionally celebrated in Orthodox countries around the world are listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are two 11\" X 12\" pages for each month, with a large size icon image on the top page, and a calendar page below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hole is drilled at the top of the calendar, so that it is easy to hang on your wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ancient Faith 2027 icon calendar, available in Gregorian and Julian formats, features saints and feast days traditionally celebrated in Orthodox countries around the world, as well as fasting-day reminders and iconography information. Each month includes two 11” x 12” pages with a large icon image on the top page. The bottom page displays the calendar month with large boxes (1⅜” x 1¾”) for each day to record important date reminders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Calendar Dates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe feast days shown on this calendar in \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebold, blue type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e are the twelve great feast days of the Orthodox Church. Other feast days of some of the most popularly venerated saints of the Orthodox Churches around the world are listed in black, regular type. Dates are listed according to the Julian or \"old\" calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany days throughout the Orthodox church year are designated as fast days (on which we refrain from eating meat products, milk products, fish, wine, and oil). These fast days, marked in \u003cspan\u003ered type\u003c\/span\u003e, include the four canonical fasting seasons (Great Lent, the Apostles’ fast, the Dormition fast, and the Advent fast), as well as almost every Wednesday and Friday. When a major feast falls during a fasting season, fish, wine, and oil are allowed. In addition, there are also several fast-free weeks and other special fast days. Because fast day designations vary slightly from church to church, consult your local parish for further details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Icons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word \u003cem\u003eicon\u003c\/em\u003e derives from the Greek word \u003cem\u003eeikon\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning “likeness,” “image,” or “representation.” An iconographer, or icon painter, is thus an artist who “paints images.” In the Eastern Orthodox Church, icons hold a very special place. They are not just stylized representations of saints or events; they are endowed with a mystical connection to that which they depict. Always seeking to portray the invisible reali- ties of heaven, icons celebrate holiness in lines and color, revealing “the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them” (Rev. 21:3).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to tradition, the first icon came from the hand of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke. From the very earliest period of the Church’s history, icons were painted and venerated. The ancient historian Eusebius, writing in the fourth century, reported seeing “a great many portraits of the Savior, and of Peter and Paul, which have been preserved up to our time” (Church History VII, 18).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, the patterns and techniques of the iconographer’s craft were passed on from generation to generation. Icons were never looked upon as “original” works of art. Instead, each new generation of iconographers meticulously followed the previously established examples and parameters. With the passage of time, various schools of iconography developed as Christian artists from Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Syria, and other countries made minor adaptations to the standard iconic formulas, incorporating elements of color and design from their own cultures and making use of the creativity of their God-given artistic talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCredits and Acknowledgments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe icons appearing in this calendar are used with the permission of the iconographers and\/or photographers. Any commercial use of this calendar by dismantling or selling prints, or using any part for any form of reproduction (electronic or otherwise), is strictly prohibited without prior authorization from Ancient Faith Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGregorian or \"new\" calendar edition, see Item No. 006622\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJANUARY\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSeraphim of Sarov\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner Peace \u0026amp; Joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth in Prayer \u0026amp; the Holy Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrength in Spiritual Discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhysical \u0026amp; Emotional Healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEBRUARY\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBrigid of Kildare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProviding Food \u0026amp; 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