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An ancient chronicler thus describes the nature of their exploit: "They allowed themselves to be murdered by their older brother Svyatopolk vying for the princely throne. They chose not to raise their hand to their brother."
The joyous Easter season or Paschaltide is finally here! In the Orthodox Church, this season starts on Easter Sunday (April 12th) and continues for forty days until the eve of the feast of Ascension, which falls on May 21th this year.
After eight days from His birth, our Lord Jesus Christ submitted to circumcision. He was circumcised to make His humanity clear. Yet, beyond this, He also underwent physical circumcision to establish spiritual circumcision for us.