Meshir 8 Explained

Meshir 7 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 9

The eighth day of the Coptic month of Meshir, the sixth month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to February 2, of the Julian calendar, and February 15, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Shemu, the season of the Harvest. On this day, the Coptic Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, one of the Minor Feasts of the Lord.

Commemorations

Feasts

• The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Christ in the Temple^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Martyrs

• The martyrdom of the Twenty-One Coptic Martyrs, in Libya ^[6]

Saints

• The departure of Saint Simeon the Elder

References

1. Web site: Fasts & Feasts – St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church of San Antonio . 2022-12-01 .
2. Synaxarion, Meshir 8, Coptic Reader. https://suscopts.org/coptic-reader/
3. Web site: Egypt . Michael Ghaly- . 8 Amshir – Amcheer Month – Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion). 2022-12-01 . St-Takla.org.
4. Web site: Amshir 8 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium. CopticChurch.net. 2022-12-01 .
5. https://stnoufer.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/coptic-synexarium.pdf Coptic Synaxarium
6. Web site: 21 February 2015 . Coptic Church Recognizes Martyrdom of 21 Coptic Christians . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171012065659/http://www.news.va/en/news/coptic-church-recognizes-martyrdom-of-21-coptic-ch . 12 October 2017 . 30 November 2022.