Old Calendar, New Calendar... Why Two Calendars?

NOTE: At around 06:05, Fr Peter states that the New Calendar is the Gregorian Calendar. They do align but dates are calculated differently so technically they aren’t the same. At the 1923 Congress the decision was made not to adopt the Gregorian because doing so would be exploited by the Pope to further the Unia. Rather, Pat. Meletios wanted to introduce a superior calendar to the Gregorian with the hope that the rest of the world would also adopt the New Calendar and see the EP as more of a “leader of the Christian world“ than the Pope. The New Calendar, or Revised Julian, is based on the calculations of the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković that were proposed at the 1923 Congress. See: Excerpt from “The Mystery of Christ: An Athonite Catechism (Lesson 11) - Types of Christ: David, Solomon, Daniel“ by Fr. Peter Heers --- SIGN UP FOR OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP: Youtube members have access to all exclusive Q&A’s and livestreams, discount codes for books from Uncut Mountain Press, members-only videos and more! Interested in learning more about Orthodoxy? See our Orthodoxy 101 videos: Questions? Contact us at team@ - - - - - Share and Subscribe to the OE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: OE WEBSITE: UNCUT MOUNTAIN PRESS (UMP) Website - NEW BOOKS: Your donation fuels our ongoing work. Text “ETHOS” to 53555 or visit us at to donate! Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: @orthodoxethos Twitter: Orthodox Ethos Podcast: Amazon Author Page: Academia: LinkedIn: Rumble: Odysee: @OrthodoxEthos GAB: Truth Social: @orthodoxethos Telegram: Telegram CHAT for OE Members: uTHSaTMOQnIzMWRh Fountain: