Let us begin the Fast with joy!
Let us prepare ourselves for spiritual efforts!
Let us purify and cleanse our flesh!
Let us abstain from passion, as we abstain from food!
Let us rejoice in the Spirit and persevere with love!
- Preparing for Our Lenten Journey: An Overview of the Pre-Lenten Sundays
- Great Lent and Holy Week Overview
The Pre-Lenten Sundays |
First Sunday: Sunday of Orthodoxy |
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Second Sunday: St. Gregory Palamas |
Third Sunday: Adoration of the Holy Cross |
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Fourth Sunday: St. John of the Ladder |
Fifth Sunday: St. Mary of Egypt |
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Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday |
Holy Week |