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Faith Q&A › Catechism › 15. The Coptic Church Calendar and Joyful Daily Life in the Lord

What are the most important occasions in the month of Koiak (Kiahk, the month of vigil and praise)?

The answer

a. The Archangel Raphael (13th Kiahk / 22nd December).

b. Midnight praises of the “Seven and Four” and the Sundays of Kiahk.

c. Paramoun of the Nativity: the day before the Nativity feast (sometimes two or three

days).

d. The Glorious Feast of the Nativity (29th Kiahk / 7th January), We pray in the joyful

tune from 29th Kiahk (the Nativity) until the Feast of the Circumcision on 6th Tobe — an invitation to behold God and enter into a dialogue with Him, becoming more aware of our authority over the devil, sin, and darkness, and opposing injustice and death.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.