Julian-Gregorian calendar questions

[Kat Tancock]

If by holy service you mean Easter, then this isn't an issue, because Easter
is calculated based on the moon - a certain number of Sundays after a
certain lunar phase. This reminds me of the fact that Queen Victoria's
birthday (celebrated in Canada) seems somehow to always fall on a Monday. :)

Here is a link that offers calculations of church dates:

http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html

Kat

> From: Patrick.Seriot at SLAV.UNIL.CH
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> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:40:06 +0200
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> Subject: Re: Julian-Gregorian calendar questions
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>>
>>
>> 5.  The 13 days will go to 14 in the year 2100.  Please retain this
>> e-mail and check it then to see if this really did happen.
>>
>>
> Dear colleagues
> Please excuse my naive arithmetic question.
> In this (and the former) century, the difference between the two
> calendars is 13 days.
> BUT as far as I know the orthodox holy service in Church is
> celebrated on a SUNDAY, which is ALSO a Sunday in the Gregorian
> calendar. If the difference was 14 days, then everything would be OK.
> But 13 does not fit. Something must be wrong somewhere. Or does that
> mean that next century, when the difference will be 14 days, the
> Orthodox will go to the mass on THEIR Sunday, which will be a
> Saturday for the others?
> Thanks for your patience
> Patrick SERIOT
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