Hail Jesus the King — The Name Above Every Name
Loving Jesus — Our (True Israel) National Strength
Beloved brethren in Christ,
“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema. Maranatha.”
— 1 Corinthians 16:22
Grace and peace be multiplied to you, in the Name above every name — Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
As the nations today wrestle with confusion, competing traditions, and the loss of memory — one thing remains unchanged:
This season — whether one calls it Christmas, Nativity, or the Feast of the Incarnation — is, and has always been, the national anchor of celebrating the coming of Christ into the world.
Across lands once Christian — every bell was rung, every street knew His Name. It was never unclear who December honored.
Even now, corrupted commercial customs cannot erase the fact that the entire calendar of the West still bends its knee to Christ.
✨ We greet you warmly in this holy season.
Whether you are among those who celebrate December 25 —
or among those who keep the Feasts of YHWH and honor His coming at Tabernacles —
we bless you.
Because many hails on many days belong to Him.
NEW: Research Updates — Two Articles You Should Read
To strengthen the Body — and to unite both Feast-keepers and December-observers —
we are releasing two cornerstone articles.
1. NEW ARTICLE (2025):
The Biblical Light Has Come — Why December 25 Belongs to Christ (Even if His Birth Was at Tabernacles)
A bridge-building apologetic answering:
“Is Christmas pagan?”
“What about Nimrod, Mithras, or sun worship?”
“How do creation, Scripture, and gestation cycles prove December belongs to Christ?”
Why the Church instinctively marked the Incarnation in winter, and
why Tabernacles remains the strongest witness to His Nativity.
Link:
➡️ https://celticorthodoxy.com/2025/12/dec-25th-birth-or-conception/
2. Updated Classic Article — 2025 Edition
Many Hails on Many Days for Christ’s Birth — Tabernacles Rather Than December 25 Was Kept by the Mainstream in Asia Minor
Key new additions in this 2025 update:
✔️ Clarified Scriptural chronology — conception → Annunciation → Tabernacles birth
✔️ Added Celtic, Mozarabic, and Eastern Advent fast history
✔️ Added patristic citations from Chrysostom, Methodius, Jerome, Palladius, Eusebius
✔️ Clarified the Didascalia calendar and its place in Church memory
✔️ Strengthened unity language toward Feast-keepers & December observers
✔️ Removed language that could be misused to imply secular Rome “determines” doctrine
✔️ Refocused on the apostolic continuity of Sabbaths and Feasts
🤝 Our Appeal — Let Us Honor Christ Together
We ask our flock and all Christians reading:
Let this year be marked by:
charity toward those who differ
honoring Christ more than we argue
returning to the ancient paths
and restoring the Feasts which testify of Him
Whether you gather on December 25
or celebrate His Nativity at Tabernacles
or — as the earliest believers — do both:
All time belongs to Christ. All days bend their knee.
For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things.
— Romans 11:36
📜 P.S. — Are Extra Feasts and Days of Commemoration Biblical?
Because many believers today ask whether remembering Christ on a special date is “allowed,” please read the Scriptures:
Jesus Himself taught:
“When the Bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then shall they fast in those days.”
— Luke 5:35
→ Meaning: new seasons, new fasts, new days would arise once Christ ascended.
Paul teaches regarding days:
“One man esteemeth one day above another… he that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord.”
— Romans 14:5–6
→ Meaning: esteeming a day unto Christ is itself worship of Christ.
The Law of God teaches:
“Honor to whom honor; tribute to whom tribute.”
— Romans 13:7
→ If we honor ordinary men with memorial days — how much more should we honor the Lord Jesus?
And Scripture commands humility toward others:
“In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
— Philippians 2:3
→ Meaning: even if a day were merely a human tradition, you must esteem your brother above yourself.
Therefore:
To honor Christ on December 25 is biblical.
To honor Christ at Tabernacles is biblical.
To do both is beautiful.
Let no one be ashamed of loving Jesus on any day.
✠ In the service of Christ our King
Rev. Dr. Stephen M.K. Brunswick
info@st-andrewsocc.org
https://st-andrewsocc.org
✠ St. Andrew’s Orthodox Celtic Church
Prior — Priory of Salem, Institute of Peace Studies