December 3 is a church holiday, why is it better to spend this day in silence
What church holiday will be celebrated tomorrow in Ukraine according to the new calendar and to whom the faithful pray – read in the material of TSN.ua.
Tomorrow, December 3, in the Orthodox calendar the day of memory of the holy prophet Zephaniah. The holy prophet Zephaniah was one of the twelve minor prophets whose activity dates back to the 7th century BC. His name means “Yahweh (God) has hidden” or “hidden in God”. In the Bible, his prophetic work is presented in the Book of Zephaniah, which consists of three chapters.
Zephaniah lived and prophesied during the reign of the Judean king Josiah (c. 640–609 BC). It was a time of significant religious reforms aimed at eradicating idolatry and returning to the worship of the true God. Zephaniah was a descendant of the royal family, since in his book he calls himself the son of Cushiah, and also mentions his great-grandfather Hezekiah, who is identified with…
