“On the calends of January, the ancient Romans would gather to celebrate the new year and exchange gifts.”
“You speak of the sunshine, and remind me of it almost as if it were the Greek calends.”
“It is also the origin of the word calendar itself, which originally meant an account book, the calends being the days on which accounts became due for payment.”
“It was uncanonical due to the fact the ROCOR Synod of bishops forbad, twice, the consecration to take place, and one of the bishops was a New Calendarist.”