Canon 72
On a petition to the emperors to prohibit public entertainment on Sundays and holidays for the Church.
It is also necessary to ask that theatrical games be prohibited on Sunday and other bright days of the Christian faith, primarily because during the 8 days of Holy Easter people gather at the hippodrome rather than in church. Shows scheduled for those days on which Christian holidays also fall should be postponed, and no Christian should be forced to attend these shows.
Greek original
Κἀκεῖνο ἔτι μὴν δεῖ αἰτῆσαι, ἵνα τὰ θεώρια τῶν θεατρικῶν παιγνίων, ἐν τῇ Κυριακῇ, καὶ ἐν ταῖς λοιπαῖς φαιδραῖς τῆς τῶν Χριστιανῶν πίστεως ἡμέραις κωλύωνται· μάλιστα, ὅτι ἐν τῇ ὀγδοάδι τοῦ ἁγίου Πάσχα, οἱ ὄχλοι μᾶλλον εἰς τὸ ἱπποδρόμιον, ἥπερ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν συνέρχονται, ὀφείλειν μετενεχθῆναι τὰς ὠρισμένας αὐτῶν ἡμέρας, ὅτε ἀπαντήσει, καὶ μὴ ὀφείλειν τινὰ τῶν Χριστιανῶν πρὸς τὰ θεώρια ταῦτα ἀναγκάζεσθαι.[1]
Parallel canons
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