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Our Faith : Fasting Last Updated: Aug 30th, 2008 - 00:49:59


Our Faith : Fasting
The Need for Fasting
Whenever a fast approaches, people look at the minimum that they can do. Instead we should always look at the maximum and recognize our weakness and lack of faith. And indeed those who look at the minimum tend in the long run to abandon fasting altogether.

Aug 21, 2008, 01:48

Our Faith : Fasting
The Fast of the Holy Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
During this time of the Holy Dormition Fast, we remember the repose of our Lord Jesus Christ’s mother, the ever-blessed Virgin Mary. Some may wonder why we would have this fasting period prior to the commemoration of someone’s death, since the other Great Fasts (i.e. Pascha and the Nativity) precede a joyous celebration. Why should we fast? What use is this feast to us?


Aug 14, 2008, 10:07

Our Faith : Fasting
Peter and Paul Lent - Delicious Lenten Dishes
Recipes included : Black Bean Chili with Toasted Spice Seasoning, Cashew Mushroom loaf, Minestrone Soup, Cornmeal Dumplings.

Jun 28, 2007, 22:16

Our Faith : Fasting
Holy week day by day: Holy Monday
Monday of Holy Week commemorates the blessed and noble Joseph and the fig tree which was cursed and withered by the Lord.

Apr 2, 2007, 08:36

Our Faith : Fasting
Holy Week
Holy week in the Eastern Orthodox Church institutes the sanctity of the whole calendar year of the Church. Its center of commemorations and inspiration is Easter wherein the glorified Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Every Sunday is dedicated in the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Resurrection of the Lord.

Mar 31, 2007, 00:44

Our Faith : Fasting
Great Lent - History, Significance, Meaning
This great period of Lent before Easter is called by the Orthodox Church, Tessaracoste (Quadragesimal), which comes from the word forty (the 40 days of "fasting"). This Institute of the 40. days of Lent precedes the Resurrection of Christ. The celebration of the Resurrection of Christ does not fall on the same date each year, but according to the determination of the position of the moon and spring equinox, which is based on the original setting during the last Events of the life of Christ on earth.
Mar 18, 2007, 22:42

Our Faith : Fasting
The Fasting Rules in the Orthodox Church
The Church's traditional teaching on fasting is not widely known or followed in our day. For those Orthodox Christians who are seeking to keep a more disciplined fast, the following information may be helpful.

May 26, 2006, 12:38


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