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

What are the Holy Fifty Days following the Feast of the Resurrection?

The answer

a. The Feast of the Resurrection and the evening prayer on Resurrection Sunday (an

invitation to the resurrected life).

b. Thomas Sunday (or New Sunday, or the eighth day).

c. Feast of the Ascension, forty days after the Resurrection.

d. Pentecost (descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles) and the Prostration Prayer

on the fiftieth day after the Resurrection (preparation for the heavenly annunciation).

e. Fast of the Apostles ending with the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul (invitation

to evangelical service).

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.