☦ Eastern Orthodox 40 Days of Pascha: The Eighth Day/The Orthodox Paschal Mystery

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The Sabbath Day - St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Bellingham, Washington

https://www.saintsophias.org/the-sabbath-day.html

The Sabbath day is the seventh day, it is the day of rest in this world, the final day of the week. The next day, Sunday, is symbolic of the first day of creation, but also the last day of the Kingdom of God, the eighth day. The first day is also the eighth day, the day beyond the confines of this world, the day which stands for the life of the world to come, the day of the eternal rest of the Kingdom of God.

The number eight has symbolical significance in both Jewish and Christian spiritual tradition in that it signifies more than completion and fullness. Eight signifies the Kingdom of God and the life of the world to come, seven being the number of earthly time.

July, the Seventh Month of the Gregorian Calendar.

August, the Eighth Month of the Gregorian Calendar.

For Orthodox Christians, Sunday is the day of Christ's resurrection from the dead, the day of God's judgment and victory predicted by the prophets. Sunday inaugurates the presence and the power of the "kingdom to come", already within the life of this present world. It is a weekly celebration of Pascha.

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