Bishop Michael ~ Why We Fast
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Tag: Lent
Ten Tips for Holy Week and Pascha
1. Make participation at the Services a priority. 2. In our homes we should strive to “keep out the world” and enter into the peace, solemnity, and theology of ...
5th Sunday of Great Lent ~ St. Mary of Egypt
The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt is the Fifth and last Sunday of Great Lent. It is the start of the last week of Great Lent. It commemorates Saint Mary of Egypt ...
Feasting During the Fast
We have passed the mid point of our Lenten Journey and now the difficult time of the fast begins. We have completed as much as we have yet in front of us ...
4th Sunday of Great Lent ~ St. John Climacus
The Sunday of St. St John of the Ladder (Climacus) is the fourth Sunday of Great Lent. It commemorates St John Climacus (+649), the author of the work The Ladde...
2nd Sunday of Great Lent ~ St. Gregory Palamas
The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas is the Second Sunday of Great Lent. It commemorates St. Gregory Palamas (+1359). It falls between the Sunday of Orthodoxy and ...
Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy is celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent. It is the celebration of the victory of the iconodules over the iconocla...
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Last night started the Lenten observance of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. This is one of the most ancient Liturgies in the Orthodox Church and I...
Great Lent
I will admit, I love this time of the year. I am not sure it is becasue I think the services of this time of the church year are the most beautiful or bec...
Clean Monday
Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρή Δευτέρα), also known as Pure Monday, or (in Cyprus only) Green Monday, is the first day of the Orthodox Christian Great Lent. It is ...