Josef Gulka wrote:
> In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Baptisms are specifically
>prohibited on the the Feast of the Theophany,
>which extends the prohibition
>to include the services of the Vigil of the Feat and the
>Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great celebrated on the
>morning of the eve of the Theophany.
Dear Mr Gulka,
This struck me as odd since I have always understood the Baptism is the
one Sacrament which has no restriction as to times and days.
I checked with this two venerable archpriests who both wrote back saying
there are no restrictions for any day of the year.
Can you give a reference?
Mind you, I am speaking from a Slav tradition, and it may be otherwise
with the Greeks and Arabs?
Fr Ambrose
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