23/10/2021
Ang Pasko sa aming Simbahan—ang One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church ay aming ipinagdiriwang tuwing sasapit ang buwan ng Disyembre. Viva! Viva Señor...Sto. Niño! 🥰♥️♥️♥️
Setting the shades aside, did you know that the Scripture did not actually tell us the exact date of Christ’s birth? But why December 25? Well, there are two ways to get to December 25th:
1) The Date of Christ’s Death
This one might seem counterintuitive, but early Christians were very interested in historical symmetry and numbers and there was a tradition in the early Church that Jesus entered the world on the same day that he left the world; in other words, that he was conceived on the same day that he died. Since Christian believed he died on March 25th, it was believed that Jesus was conceived on March 25th. That of course places his birth on December 25th.
2) The Conception of John the Baptist
This second method might be more palpable to modern people since it simply follows the information provided in the historical record of Jesus’ birth provided in the Scriptures.
In the first chapter of Luke, we read that the angel Gabriel told Zechariah that his wife Elizabeth would conceive John the Baptist while Zechariah was performing his priestly duties on the Day of Atonement, also known as Yom Kippur. That feast always falls in either late September or early October.
Luke also tells us that, after Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive Jesus, she went in haste to visit Elizabeth, and that Elizabeth was in the sixth month of her pregnancy. If Elizabeth conceived in late September, and Mary visited her in her sixth month, that means Mary conceived Jesus and visited Elizabeth in late March. If Mary conceived Jesus in late March, that places his birth in late December.
So it’s very possible that the early Church got it right, and December 25th really is the actual birthday of Jesus, and not October 23. 🥰
Viva Señor Sto. Niño!
Sources:
(1) Two Reasons December 25th Really is the Birthday of Jesus—Aleteia (Retrieved on October 22, 2021);
(2) Biological evidence that Jesus actually was born in December—Aleteia (Retrieved on October 22, 2021);
(3) 📷 Pinterest, PngTree
