Coptic Catholics begin Christmas fasting on December 10.. These are the most prominent forbidden foods – Youm7

Written by: Muhammad Al-Ahmadi

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 01:24 PM

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” With those words from the Holy Bible, the Catholic and Episcopal churches celebrate Christmas on the evening of December 24th, where Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Ishaq, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholics in Egypt, presides over the mass in the Nasr City Cathedral, while Bishop Sami presides. Fawzi Mass of the Episcopal Church at All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek.

And it begins Catholic Church In Egypt, the Christmas fast falls on December 10, and is celebrated on December 25, as Bishop Ibrahim Ishaq presides over the Christmas Mass on the evening of December 24 at the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary in Nasr City..

On the morning of December 25, the church receives Christmas well-wishers at the Patriarchal House in the Dome Bridge, and the head of the well-wishers is Pope Tawadros II..

Father George Suleiman, priest of the Holy Family Church in Matareya, said that Coptic Catholics begin the Christmas fast from December 10 until December 25, and during this period the church works in the cave from December 10, and the masses there are like normal days, and the rosary for the month of Kiahk is performed. It is a group of prayers that are held throughout the day. After that, the church takes the statue of Christ that is in it and places it in a cave inside the cave, and we complete the mass on Christmas Eve.

He explained that the most prominent foods prohibited during the fasting period are all foods that contain spirit, the most prominent of which are chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, and dairy. Vegetarian food and fish are permitted throughout the week “except Wednesday and Friday.”