19 Apr 2020 124 1:12 CAIRO (AP) — Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians, has held Easter services in an empty monastery in the desert amid coronavirus restrictions which kept the faithful from gathering at … Holy Week prayers precede Easter Sunday, which this year will be celebrated on April 19 by the Orthodox community, one week later than the Catholic Easter.Coptic Christians are the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the Middle East and account for 10-15 percent of Egypt’s predominantly Sunni Muslim population of 100 million.“Prayers, including Holy Week services, which are considered the most important rituals in the Coptic Orthodox church, will be suspended” until the pandemic is contained, a statement posted on Facebook said.Those violating the measures could face fines of up to 4,000 Egyptian pounds ($250) and jail sentences.It was not yet clear if Pope Tawadros II, who heads the Coptic church, would go ahead with a pared-down midnight mass ahead of Easter.On March 21, the church ordered the closure of all churches and suspended ritual services, masses and other religious activities for two weeks to combat the spread of the virus.With Thursday’s decision, these measures will continue until further notice.Egypt so far has recorded 71 deaths out of 1,070 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.The church, which last month ordered the closure of churches and suspension of services nationwide, said the decision was taken on Thursday during a meeting chaired by Pope Tawadros II.Also in March, Egypt’s Catholic church said it was suspending masses until further notice.Cairo (AFP) — Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church has decided to suspend prayers preceding Easter celebrations later this month as part of efforts to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.Church spokesman Boulos Halim said these were “unprecedented and historic” measures implemented to stem the crisis.Authorities have also closed schools and universities, while air traffic has been halted until April 15.Authorities have imposed tough measures to limit social interaction in the Arab world’s most populous country, including a night-time curfew that went into effect last week. "Prayers, including Holy Week services, which are considered the most important rituals in the Coptic …
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church is closed to parishioners on Easter Sunday of Orthodox Easter weekend in New York City on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
Christians constitute around 10 per cent of Egypt’s more than 100 million predominantly Muslim population. The following is a list of Coptic Feasts, Fasts and other special occasions during the year of 2020.
Easter Celebrations Re-defined: Longing for Lifelong Traditions Amidst a Pandemic. Many Orthodox Christians in Australia celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. Coptic Fasts & Feasts 2020 A.D. / 1736–1737 A.M. September 2020; 1 Tu: 26 Mesori 1736: 2 We: 27 Mesori 1736: 3 Th: 28 Mesori 1736: 4 Fr: 29 Mesori 1736: 5 Sa: 30 Mesori 1736: 6 Su: 1 Pi Kogi Enavot 1736: 7 Mo: 2 Pi Kogi Enavot 1736 Coptic Christians are the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the Middle East and account for 10-15 percent of Egypt’s predominantly Sunni Muslim population of 100 million. There are 210 days of fasting on the Coptic Calendar, more than for any other Christian tradition.But the 55-day Lenten fast leading up to Easter is the longest Coptic fasting period. It is celebrated when Orthodox Easter is. The clerics were seen practising social distancing during the prayers.CAIRO (AP) — Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians, has held Easter services in an empty monastery in the desert amid coronavirus restrictions which kept the faithful from gathering at churches and monasteries across the country. 5 Apr 2020 17 2:15 Cairo (AFP) — Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church has decided to suspend prayers preceding Easter celebrations later this month as part of … It was not yet clear if Pope Tawadros II, who heads the Coptic church, would go ahead with a pared-down midnight mass ahead of Easter. Coptic Easter Sunday is a public holiday. The year starts on 11 September in the Gregorian Calendar or on the 12th in the year before (Gregorian) Leap Years. Egypt has 3,032 cases including 224 deaths.The Coptic Orthodox Church, one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, decided this month to suspend Easter prayers and celebrations at churches and monasteries because of the spread of the virus.The services were held at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy, in a desert valley west of Cairo known as Wadi Natrun. The Orthodox date for Easter Sunday is later than the Easter date observed by non-orthodox Christians.
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