Fasting

The Great Banquet of Christ’s Birth

The Great Banquet of Christ’s Birth

10 December 2014

Archpriest Thaddaeus Hardenbrook

Why does God love me so much that He sent his Divine Son, the Creator, to endure everything a fallen human suffers, to accept an unjust and humiliating death, to be murdered, in order to allow me, ...

A Time of Preparation: On The Beginning of the Nativity Fast

A Time of Preparation: On The Beginning of the Nativity Fast

29 November 2014

Archpriest Alexander Men (+1990)

“We Must not Fast Hypocritically”

“We Must not Fast Hypocritically”

28 November 2014

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

On November 28th is the beginning of fasting time that prepares us for Christmas; many will turn to fasting, eating those things which are appointed by the Church; but is that the fast which God ...

What Is the Point of the Dormition Fast? How Should It Be Spent?

What Is the Point of the Dormition Fast? How Should It Be Spent?

14 August 2014

Archpriest Gennady Fast

Apostles Fast Activities for Children

Apostles Fast Activities for Children

20 June 2014

Since it often helps children to have something concrete to connect to what they’ve read, below you will find a few enrichment activities to supplement the readings.

What is the Apostles Fast?

What is the Apostles Fast?

17 June 2014

Priest Brendan Pelphrey

In America the Fast of the Apostles is probably the least well known, but is among the oldest of Christian traditions. It is mentioned by St. Athanasius in the fourth century, and there are other ...

Holy and Awesome Saturday

Holy and Awesome Saturday

19 April 2014

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

Now, it is for us to wait; to wait with all longing, all hope, all desire for the news to reach us

Orthodox Holy Week: Photo-report from 2013

Orthodox Holy Week: Photo-report from 2013

18 April 2014

natalya_mihailova

Good Friday: Why the Wise Thief Was Pardoned

Good Friday: Why the Wise Thief Was Pardoned

18 April 2014

Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco

The faith of the thief, born of his esteem for Christ's moral greatness, proved stronger than the faith of the Apostles, who, although captivated by the loftiness of Christ's teaching, ...

Good Friday: A Call from Christ to Die with Him

Good Friday: A Call from Christ to Die with Him

18 April 2014

Priest George Nicozisin

These words are a call to mobilize all of our spiritual, emotional and physical resources. It is for every Orthodox Christian a clarion call from Christ to pick up our cross and die with Him

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