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overcoming gossip ("And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner"), repentance and almsgiving ("And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold"), forgiveness and reconciliation ("And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham"), and the reason for the Passion and Resurrection ("For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost").

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on Saturday night), though it is only used for the Sunday services, with nothing pertaining to weekdays or Saturday. The theme of the hymns and readings on this Sunday is dedicated to the lessons to be learned from the parable: that righteous actions alone do not lead to salvation, that pride renders

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In the Slavic liturgical traditions, Zacchaeus Sunday occurs on the fifth Sunday before the beginning of Great Lent (which starts on a Monday). Though there are no materials provided in the Lenten Triodion for this day, it is the very first day that is affected by the date of the upcoming Pascha (all

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The Matins service, usually celebrated Thursday night, is officially entitled, "The Office of the Holy and Redeeming Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ". It is commonly known as the "Matins of the Twelve Gospels", because interspersed throughout the service are twelve Gospel readings which recount the

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The forty days of Great Lent last from Clean Monday until the Friday of the Sixth Week. Each of the Sundays of Great Lent has its own special commemoration, though these are not necessarily repeated during the preceding week. An exception is the Week of the Cross (the Fourth Week), during which the

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At the beginning of each Gospel, the bell is rung according to the number of the Gospel (once for the first Gospel, two for the second, etc.). As each Gospel is read the faithful stand holding lighted candles, which are extinguished at the end of each reading. After the twelfth Gospel, the faithful

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cycle, being assigned to the 32nd Week after Pentecost. However, depending upon the date of the upcoming Pascha, the readings of the preceding weeks are either skipped (if Pascha will be early) or repeated (if it will be late) so that the readings for the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost always occur on

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Before the forty days of Great Lent commence, there is a three-week Pre-Lenten season, to prepare the faithful for the spiritual work they are to accomplish during the Great Fast. During this period many of the themes which will be developed in the liturgical texts of the forty days are introduced.

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Lent is not for the sake of Lent itself, as fasting is not for the sake of fasting. Rather, these are means by which and for which the individual believer prepares himself to reach for, accept and attain the calling of their Savior. Therefore, the significance of Great Lent is highly appraised, not

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In the Byzantine ("Greek") liturgical traditions, the Gospel reading for Zacchaeus remains in the normal lectionary cycle and does not always fall on the fifth Sunday before Lent. In fact, it usually falls a few weeks before, and the fifth Sunday before Lent is known as the Sunday of the Canaanite

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That night, the Matins of Lamentation is normally celebrated in the evening. At this service, special hymns and prayers are chanted. The Lamentations of Great and Holy Friday are the main chants of the service. The Lamentation Praises are chanted to very movingly beautiful ancient tones and words

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falls on a weekday of Great Lent, there is no liturgy (other than the Presanctified), but fish is allowed at the meal. In some churches the feast of a patron saint is moved to the nearest Saturday (excluding the Saturday of the Akathist), and in other churches, it is celebrated on the day of the

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In “The Typikon Decoded”, Archbishop Job Getcha offers this comparison of the commemorations associated with the Sundays of Great Lent in the “Ancient Triodion”. These more ancient commemorations are retained in the hymnography still in use for the “Contemporary” Sundays of St Gregory Palamas, St

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The Lenten significance of the Gospel account of Zacchaeus is that it introduces the themes of pious zeal (Zacchaeus' climbing up the sycamore tree; Jesus' words: "Zacchaeus, make haste"), restraint (Jesus' words: "come down"), making a place for Jesus in the heart ("I must abide at thy house"),

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During Palm Week, between the Sunday of St Mary of Egypt and Lazarus Saturday, the 1st Canon at Matins on each weekday references the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus as a parallel to the Lazarus of Bethany who falls ill and is raised from the dead after four days in the tomb (John 11:1-45).

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During Cheesefare Week the eating of dairy products is permitted on every day (even Wednesday and Friday, which are normally observed as fast days throughout the year), though meat may no longer be eaten any day of the week. On the weekdays of this week, the first Lenten structural elements are

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In the Slavic tradition, with the addition of Zacchaeus Sunday, some regard the pre-Lenten period as lasting four weeks, but there are no liturgical indications that the week following the fifth Sunday before Lent (whether preceded by Zacchaeus Sunday or otherwise) is in any way Lenten, because

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and fresh rose petals all over the tomb, the congregation, and the temple/church. A procession with the ornate tomb then takes place around the church and back into the church where it will be venerated by everyone. As more special prayers and chants are sung especially the chant: "The Noble

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around the outside of the church, as is the body at a priest's funeral, and then is brought back in. By local custom, the clergy may raise the epitaphios at the door so that all may pass under it as they enter in, symbolically entering into the death and resurrection of Jesus. The Gospel

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for the weekdays. The Gospel Reading on Sunday lays out one of the most important themes of the Lenten season: the process of falling into sin, realization of one's sinfulness, the road to repentance, and finally reconciliation, each of which is illustrated in the course of the parable.

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Throughout this week fasting is most strict. Those who have the strength are encouraged to fast completely, eating only on Wednesday and Friday evenings, after the Presanctified Liturgy. Those who are unable to keep such a strict fast are encouraged to eat only a little, and then only

2358:. While in the Russian tradition Great Compline is used on Friday night (though some parts are read rather than sung and some Lenten material is replaced by non-Lenten hymns), in the Greek practice, ordinary Compline is used together with, on the first four weeks, a quarter of the 3210:, the first day of Great Lent. The name "Clean Week" refers to the spiritual cleansing each of the faithful is encouraged to undergo through fasting, prayer, repentance, reception of the Holy Mysteries and begging forgiveness of his neighbor. It is also traditionally a time for 4339: 3184:

in the church are changed to somber Lenten colours to reflect a penitential mood. At the end of the service comes the "Ceremony of Mutual Forgiveness" during which all of the people one by one ask forgiveness of one another, that the Great Fast may begin in a spirit of peace.

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are instead done in front of the epitaphios. Just before the Gospel reading, the hangings and vestments are changed to white, and the entire atmosphere of the service is transformed from sorrow to joy. In the Greek practice, the priest strews the entire church with fresh

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but has developed out of practical necessity. Since some of the most important readings and liturgical actions take place at Matins, it is celebrated in the evening (rather than early in the morning before dawn, as is usual for Matins) so that more people can attend.

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of the Church, the believer in Christ becomes through the grace of God more godlike. The emphasis towards this period differs somewhat from Western Christianity- the Eastern focus is less on repentance and more of an attempt to recapture humanity's original state.

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during the first week of Great Lent to sprinkle all the food provisions in the marketplaces with the blood offered to pagan idols, knowing that the people would be hungry after the strict fasting of the first week. St Theodore appeared in a dream to Archbishop

1936:, but as an ideal to be striven for; not as an end in themselves, but as a means to the purification of heart, the enlightening of mind, the liberation of soul and body from sin, and the spiritual perfection crowned in the virtue of love towards God and man. 3169:) and because it is the day on which everyone asks forgiveness of their neighbor. The popular name of "Cheesefare Sunday" derives from the fact that it is the last day to eat dairy products before Pascha. On this Sunday, Eastern Christians identify with 1114: 4405:

have been released from their bondage; however, the Good News of the Resurrection has not yet been proclaimed to the living on earth, the celebration of which commences at midnight with Matins. For this reason, neither is the fast broken nor the

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is not exclusively for the "professional" religious, but for each layperson as well, according to their strength. As such, Great Lent is a sacred Institute of the Church to serve the individual believer in participating as a member of the

2712:. The fast is also lessened, and the faithful are allowed to eat fish, unless it is Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Whereas on other weekdays of Great Lent, no celebration of the Divine Liturgy is permitted, there is a Liturgy (usually the 2622:, not only reminding the believer of his own mortality, and thus increasing the spirit of penitence, but also to remind him of his Christian obligation of charity in praying for the departed. A number of Saturdays during Great Lent are 589: 2366:

John of the Ladder, and St Mary of Egypt. On each of these, the troparia of the 1st Canon at Matins reference the more ancient commemoration, the Prodigal Son, Good Samaritan, and the Rich Man and Lazarus respectively.

3226:) once a day. On Monday, no food should be eaten at all and only uncooked food on Tuesday and Thursday. Meals are served on Saturday and Sunday, but these are fasting meals at which meat, dairy products and fish are forbidden. 599: 3864:, which shows Him post-Crucifixion in the same pose but lacking the rod and robe, dead, showing the marks of the nails in his Hands and the spear wound in His side. Incidentally, Thursday has its own icon showing either the 1948:. It provides each person an annual opportunity for self-examination and improving the standards of faith and morals in their Christian life. The deep intent of the believer during Great Lent is encapsulated in the words of 3445:

the priest brings the cross out into the center of the church, where it is venerated by the clergy and faithful. It remains in the center of the church through Friday of the week following (the Fourth Week of Great Lent).

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and has many similarities with it. There are some differences in the timing of Lent, besides calculating the date of Easter and how it is practiced, both liturgically in the public worship of the church and individually.

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During Holy Week, the order of services is often brought forward by several hours: Matins being celebrated by anticipation the evening before, and Vespers in the morning. This "reversal" is not something mandated by the

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The first three days of Holy Week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), the services all follow the same pattern and are nearly identical to the order followed on weekdays during the Great Forty Days; however, the number of

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on Palm Sunday morning, since liturgically that entrance recreates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The themes of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday are tied together, and some of the same hymns (including one of the

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the humble rather than the self-righteous. The week which follows the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is a fast-free week, to remind the faithful not to be prideful in their fasting as the Pharisee was

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is said for the last time at the end of the Presanctified Liturgy on Holy and Great Wednesday. From this moment on, there will be no more prostrations made in the church (aside from those made before the

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of the Veneration of the Cross, during which some of the hymns from the previous Sunday are repeated each day. On Monday and Wednesday of the Fourth Week, a Veneration of the Cross takes place at the

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The week following is the only week of the Triodion on which there is normal fasting (i.e. no meat, fish, wine, oil or animal products on Wednesday or Friday except if an important feast such as the

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Since during Holy Week Vespers is usually joined to either the Presanctified Liturgy or the Divine Liturgy, and since the faithful must observe a total fast from all food and drink before receiving

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is observed as a strict fast day, on which the faithful who are physically able to should not eat anything at all. Some even fast from water, at least until after the Vespers service that evening.

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Great Lent ends at Vespers on the evening of the Sixth Friday, and the Lenten cycle of Old Testament readings is brought to an end. (Genesis ends with the account of the burial of Joseph, who is a

3554:. The next day (Thursday morning) a special Presanctified Liturgy is celebrated, and the fast is relaxed slightly (wine and oil are allowed) as consolation after the long service the night before. 2754:

Regardless of the rank of the feast being celebrated, the Lenten hymns contained in the Triodion are never omitted, but are always chanted in their entirety, even on the feast of the Annunciation.

3588: 3523:, most every person mentioned in the Bible is called to mind and tied to the theme of repentance. In anticipation of the Canon, Vespers on Wednesday afternoon is longer than normal, with special 639: 3136:). The popular name of "Meatfare Sunday" comes from the fact that this is the last day on which the laity are permitted to eat meat until Pascha (Byzantine Rite monks and nuns never eat meat). 4175:, and scripture readings have been added. Some of the fixed psalms which are standard to each of the Little Hours are replaced with psalms which are of particular significance to the Passion. 3647:, and many of the Resurrection hymns normally chanted on Sunday (and which will be replaced the next day with hymns for Palm Sunday) are chanted at Matins on the morning of Lazarus Saturday. 3154:

Wednesday and Friday are the most lenten, but some lenten elements are also observed on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. The office of Cheesefare Saturday celebrates the "Holy Ascetic Fathers".

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In fact, days which follow the Lenten pattern of services are referred to as "days with Alleluia". This theme of "Lenten joy" is also found in many of the hymns of the Triodion, such as the

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in which Jesus was prepared for burial) into the center of the church, where it is venerated by all the faithful. Special chants and prayers and chanted along with biblical readings and

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Great Lent is unique in that, liturgically, the weeks do not run from Sunday to Saturday, but rather begin on Monday and end on Sunday, and most weeks are named for the lesson from the

986: 1952:: "forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" ( 947: 629: 4778:Το πρωί της Μεγάλης Παρασκευής γίνεται ο στολισμός του Επιταφίου στις εκκλησίες. Αρχικά ψάλλονται οι Μεγάλες Ώρες, που περιέχουν ψαλμούς, τροπάρια, Αποστόλους, Ευαγγέλια και Ευχές. 446: 4780:[On the morning of Good Friday, the epitaph is decorated in the churches. First, the Great Hours are sung, which contain psalms, tropes, Apostles, Gospels and Blessings.] 2706:(March 25), which is considered to be so important that it is never moved, even if it should fall on the Sunday of Pascha itself, a rare and special occurrence which is known as 634: 4136:, the priest carries a large cross into the center of the church, where it is set upright and all the faithful come forward to venerate it. The cross has attached to it a large 3661:. The blessing of palms (or pussywillow) takes place at Matins on Sunday morning, and everyone stands holding palms and lit candles during the important moments of the service. 3260:(boiled wheat with honey and raisins) which is distributed to the faithful in commemoration of the following miracle worked by St. Theodore on the First Saturday of Great Lent. 6242: 833: 564: 2786:. In order that their services not be completely forgotten, a portion of them (their canon at Matins, and their stichera from "Lord I Have Cried" at Vespers) is chanted at 6226: 750: 1854:

is not observed in Eastern Christianity), and runs for 40 continuous days, concluding with the Presanctified Liturgy on Friday of the Sixth Week. The next day is called

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is celebrated on the third Sunday. The veneration comes on this day because it is the midpoint of the forty days. The services for this day are similar to those on the

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is not Great Lent itself, but rather it deals with the ascent of the soul from earth to heaven. That is, from enslavement to the passions to the building up of the

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Besides the additional liturgical celebrations described below, Christians are expected to pay closer attention to and increase their private prayer. According to

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On the Saturdays, Sundays, and a number of weekdays during Great Lent, the service materials from the Triodion leave no room for the commemoration of the

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do not extinguish their candles but leave them lit and carry the flame to their homes as a blessing. There, they will often use the flame to light the

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of Great Saturday is repeated, near the end of which, during the ninth ode, the priest and deacon take the epitaphios into the sanctuary through the

3280:, ordering him to inform all the Christians that no one should buy anything at the marketplaces, but rather to eat cooked wheat with honey (kolyva). 3252:. At the end of the Presanctified Liturgy on Friday (since, liturgically, the day begins at sunset) a special canon to St. Theodore, composed by St. 2909:

Liturgically, the period of the Triodion can be divided into three sections: (1) the Pre-Lenten period, (2) the Great Forty Days, and (3) Holy Week.

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Since the season of Great Lent is moveable, beginning on different dates from year to year, accommodation must be made for various feast days on the

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is eliminated, and all texts are taken exclusively from the Triodion. The Triodion is used until the lights are extinguished before midnight at the

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Vespers on Good Friday is usually celebrated after the Royal Hours service, although in some monasteries it is served in the afternoon. After the

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themselves. The Eastern Orthodox lenten rules are the monastic rules. These rules exist not as a Pharisaic law, "burdens grievous to be borne"

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Although technically, Holy Week is separate from Great Lent, its services mirror those of Great Lent and are contained in the same book, the

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on its concluding Sunday. This is to illustrate that the entire season is anticipatory, leading up to the greatest Sunday of all: Pascha.

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Thus, according to Byzantine Rite theology, Jesus' salvific work on the Cross has been accomplished, and the righteous departed in the

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At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the priest blesses wine and bread which are distributed to the faithful. This is different from the

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Yea, my king and Lord, grant me to see my own failings and refrain from judging others: For blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.

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introduced to the cycle of services on weekdays (the chanting of "Alleluia", the Prayer of Saint Ephrem, making prostrations, etc.).

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and prayer culminate in deep conviction of life; where apathy and disinterest turn into vigorous activities of faith and good works.

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is lessened somewhat, and the faithful are allowed to partake of wine in moderation during the meal and use oil in the cooking.

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That night, the hangings and vestments in the church are changed to black, and Matins for Great and Holy Friday is celebrated.

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In addition to the Gospel readings at Matins and Vespers, there is a reading of all four Gospels which takes place during the

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was read earlier in the week during the Great Canon. At the end of the Divine Liturgy many churches celebrate a "Blessing of

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The theme of the day is the victory of the True Faith over heresy. "This is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith" (

6448: 6263: 5134: 2970:, for which reason this Sunday is referred to as "Zacchaeus Sunday" (though the week before is not called "Zacchaeus week"). 2113: 1378: 46: 2824: 2771: 1725: 1953: 1749: 1349: 1277: 340: 2156: 89: 5507: 5225: 5215: 3896: 2875: 1519: 1092: 914: 330: 290: 4843: 3054:) are made to the Sunday services. For example, there begins to be a significant 'split' after the Great Prokimenon at 2128: 61: 6268: 5483: 4355: 4025: 3845:) develop the theme of "Christ the Bridegroom". Thursday has its own troparion, but uses the same exapostilarion. The 3546:(634 - 638) is read, for her example of repentance and overcoming temptation. On this day also is chanted the famous 2811: 2766: 2644: 2222:

readings, and gradually increases until Holy Week when it entirely replaces all other liturgical material. During the

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One difference between Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity is the calculation of the date of Easter (see

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is divided into four parts and one part is chanted each night (for further information about the Great Canon, see

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for Thursday, which is usually celebrated by anticipation on Wednesday evening, so that more people can attend.

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good deeds fruitless, that God can only be approached through a spirit of humility and repentance, and that God

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are much longer during Great Lent and the structure of the services is different on weekdays. The usual evening

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is a more festive day than the others of Holy Week in that it celebrates the institution of the Eucharist. The

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the preceding days having been affected by the previous Pascha). This day has one sole Pre-Lenten feature: the

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of the dry bones returning to life and an Epistle, near the end of the service, in front of the epitaphios.

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of the clergy are changed from dark Lenten hues to more festive colours (red, in the Russian tradition).

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Each week runs from Monday to Sunday and is named for the Gospel theme of the Sunday which concludes it.

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O Lord and master of my life! a spirit of idleness, despondency, ambition and idle-talking, give me not.

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The Matins services for Holy Monday through Thursday are referred to as "Bridegroom Prayer" because the

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of Holy Week retain a smaller degree of Lenten character, but each has elements that are unique to it.

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But rather, a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience and charity, bestow upon me Thy servant.

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While wine and oil are permitted on Saturdays, Sundays, and a few feast days, and fish is permitted on

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to the Theotokos is chanted during Matins on that day (again, usually anticipated on Friday evening).

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chanted at Matins is much shorter, consisting of only three or four odes rather than the usual nine.

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are changed from the festive hues of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday back to somber Lenten colours.

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During the Sixth Week the Lenten services are served as they were during the second and third weeks.

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The purpose of Great Lent is to prepare the faithful to not only commemorate, but to enter into the

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A difference between the Eastern and Western observances is that while in the West the chanting of

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often displayed on these days depicts Jesus and is referred to as "the Bridegroom" because the

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The Matins of Lamentation (usually celebrated on Friday evening) resembles the Byzantine Rite

3935:) on these first three days. Each Gospel is read in its entirety and in order, beginning with 3803: 3677:) are chanted on both days. The Holy Week services begin on the night of Palm Sunday, and the 3508: 3481: 3303:

which troubled her (all later heresies being simply a rehashing of earlier ones). Before the

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Through spending more time than usual in prayer and meditation on the Holy Scripture and the

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Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches:

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is chanted. This is the longest Canon of the church year, and during the course of its nine

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controversy, which is considered to be the triumph of the Church over the last of the great

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replaces the Lenten Triodion, commencing with the resurrection of Christ being proclaimed.

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Throughout this week, and until the Sixth Friday in Lent, one meal may be taken a day with

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during the first four days of the Fast (Monday through Thursday) the Great Canon of St.

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of mockery are parallel to the crown and robe worn by a bridegroom on his wedding day.

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Note that for the previous three days, one meal a day is taken a day with xerophagy.

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to give them strength for the vigil ahead. They would listen to the reading of the

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changes (as opposed to simply substituting Lenten hymns for normal hymns from the

2482:) and "Now is the season of repentance; let us begin it joyfully, O brethren..." ( 1800:. It is intended to prepare Christians for the greatest feast of the church year, 1788:, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast", respectively), is the most important 4219:, two clergymen approach the large cross in the center of the church, remove the 6371: 6028: 6018: 6003: 5931: 5739: 5716: 5247: 5205: 5200: 5150: 5126: 5062: 5050: 4536: 4434: 4422: 4160: 4153: 4133: 4121: 4052: 3674: 3650: 3577: 3434: 3364: 2828: 2806: 2717: 2699: 2580: 2498: 2317: 2304:

where the Holy Mysteries are brought to the altar table, and then, skipping the

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have referred to fasting without prayer as "the fast of the demons" since the

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by Theophanes the Cretan (16th century, Stavronikita monastery, Mount Athos).

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from certain foods, intensified private and public prayer, self-examination,

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This icon is often confused with the visually similar icon of Christ as the

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added in honor of the Great Canon. The Great Canon itself is recited during

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do not eat according to their incorporeal nature, but neither do they pray.

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Fasting continues throughout the following week, known as Passion Week or

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which forms the first part of the Paschal Vigil. During this service the

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In addition to the added readings from Scripture, spiritual books by the

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who gradually increased the length of time of the Lent, but also by the

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Many parts of the liturgy which are normally performed in front of the

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The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is also the first day that

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Uniquely, on weekdays of Great Lent there is no public reading of the

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The First Saturday is called "St. Theodore Saturday" in honor of St.

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The Typikon Decoded: An Explanation of Byzantine Liturgical Practice

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During the Great Fast, a special service book is used, known as the

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is celebrated on Holy and Great Wednesday, in commemoration of the

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of those who have held fast to the Christian faith) is proclaimed.

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so that one's outward surroundings matches his inward disposition.

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is a repeating theme of Great Lent (17th-century icon from Lipie,

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When some other important feast occurs on a weekday, such as the

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Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:

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Autocephalous Churches who are officially part of the communion:

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Fasting and abstinence in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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observed during the Great Lenten season. The proper name in the

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the Sunday preceding the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee.

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which begin with the words: "The Lenten Spring has dawned!..." (

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Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church

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The Great Lent & The Holy Paskha—Coptic articles and hymns

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Because the divine liturgy is not celebrated on weekdays, the

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falls on that day, in which case certain foods are allowed).

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Sokolof, Archpriest D. (1917), "Moveable Feasts and Fasts",

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differs from the previous Sundays in that it is one of the

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The First Sunday of Great Lent originally commemorated the

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through the purification of himself as God's living image.

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The reading on the Sunday which concludes this week is the

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The last liturgical service in the Lenten Triodion is the

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One book commonly read during Great Lent, particularly by

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before the Lamentations representing the tomb of Christ.

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Fifty years after the death of St Theodore, the emperor

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First and Second Finding of the Head of John the Baptist

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A study of the early historical development of the fast

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service, in that its main component is the chanting of

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celebrate this liturgy only on Wednesdays, Fridays and

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This is the first liturgical mention of the impending

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runs low, it is at this Liturgy that the heads of the

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The Sunday which ends the fourth week is dedicated to

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Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches

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One meal may be eaten on this day with wine and oil.

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of Christ.) At that same service, the celebration of

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being called down from the tree (1908, William Hole).

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which governs the pre-Lenten period and Lent itself.

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During the Great Fast, the church also increases its

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The rule of 3132:, indicating the theme of the Gospel of the day ( 2716:) celebrated on Annunciation—even if it falls on 2066:is increased, prayer must be increased also. The 4350:, which is the icon for Holy and Great Saturday. 3872:, or both. The Passion of Christ is seen as the 3620:are visible in the background, as they are here. 3534:As a part of the Matins of the Great Canon, the 3488:has been read throughout the Great Lenten Fast. 3165:, both because of the Gospel theme for the day ( 2815:, which was written in about the 7th century by 2698:The most important of these fixed feasts is the 1873:early in the morning of Pascha (Easter Sunday). 4441:, read in full, and await the beginning of the 4258:is placed on a beautifully ornate and decorate 3557:Saturday of the Fifth Week is dedicated to the 2675:that can fall during Great Lent (Church of St. 2501:during the services increases as well. The one 4797:. Vol. ΙΘ΄. Athens: Phoenix. p. 664. 4445:. However, this is not usually done nowadays. 3974:of Jesus' feet in preparation for his burial ( 3307:on this day, a special service, known as the " 3267:(361-363), as a part of his general policy of 2973:This reading actually falls at the end of the 2021:, and oil. According to some traditions, only 4884: 3391:The Second Sunday of Great Lent commemorates 3085:The theme of this week is the Parable of the 2423:Sunday of St John Climacus (of "The Ladder") 1977:Observance of Great Lent is characterized by 1750: 1542: 8: 4163:are served. This is a solemn service of the 3287:, which commemorates the restoration of the 2114:introducing citations to additional sources 4859:, to be read at the beginning of Great Lent 4024:is forbidden on other Lenten weekdays, the 3876:of the Saviour with his bride, the Church. 6347: 6338: 6122: 5979: 5897: 5712: 5677: 5601: 5592: 5432: 5350: 5175: 5122: 4925: 4916: 4891: 4877: 4869: 4836:Great Lent: History, Significance, Meaning 4617:Concerning Fasting on Wednesday and Friday 2354:is replaced by the much longer service of 2257:is not celebrated, because the joy of the 2210:, which contains the Lenten texts for the 1757: 1743: 1560: 1549: 1535: 120: 4634:"The Fasting Rule of the Orthodox Church" 4032:of Great Thursday. In some churches, the 3206:The first week of Great Lent starting on 2505:that typifies the Lenten services is the 2265:(Holy Communion) during this season, the 1811:An Orthodox church in the Czech Republic 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 6244:Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen 6196:Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden 4681:"Abstaining From Sex Is Part of Fasting" 4378:of the death and resurrection of Jesus. 4177: 4088: 3992: 3643:is understood as a foreshadowing of the 2658: 2601: 2372: 2253:On the weekdays of Great Lent, the full 2104:Relevant discussion may be found on the 1880: 1806: 4612: 4610: 4553: 3117:The Saturday of this week is the first 2571:, while during Holy Week they are from 2296:the previous Sunday, is brought to the 1827:Great Lent shares its origins with the 1563: 158: 132: 6228:Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß 5412:Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults 4679:Menzel, Konstantinos (14 April 2014). 4207:' accounts of the Crucifixion and the 3814:One meal may be eaten with xerophagy. 3664:This is especially significant at the 3283:The First Sunday of Great Lent is the 3256:, is chanted. Then the priest blesses 2543:are also increased, with the Books of 2234:, at which time it is replaced by the 2040:when it falls before Palm Sunday, and 6220:Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret 4621:Orthodox Christian Information Center 4468:. After the concluding prayers and a 4187:(c. 1600, Emmanuel Tzanes Bounialis, 3465:This week is celebrated as a sort of 3395:, the great defender of the Church's 3161:. The proper name for this Sunday is 3093:). Again, the Triodion does not give 2412:Sunday of the Publican & Pharisee 2341:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 2339:is celebrated; on Sundays the longer 2337:Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 2187:, who is credited with compiling the 7: 6138:I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses 4274:Joseph..." as the service finishes. 4159:On the morning of Great Friday, the 3955:) until Vespers on the afternoon of 3895:(Ό Νυμφίος) at Golgotha in the 3791:No food is to be eaten on this day. 3315:and major monasteries, at which the 2531:is increased during Great Lent. The 2428:Sunday of the Rich Man & Lazarus 1505:Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs 1115:Differences from the Catholic Church 981:History of Eastern Orthodox theology 47:adding citations to reliable sources 6279:The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done 3655:Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church 3103:Presentation of Jesus at the Temple 2928:Zacchaeus Sunday falls outside the 2651:or special observance on that day. 1869:, and does not end until after the 827:Other possible ecumenical councils: 590:Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania 4853:A Homily on Fasting and Dispassion 3880:Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 3194:theme of the preceding Sunday—the 2267:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 2189:Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 2025:is abstained from; in others, all 16:Observance in Eastern Christianity 14: 4354:The next morning (Saturday), the 3568:The Fifth Sunday is dedicated to 3223: 2962:reading is always the account of 2802:are recommended during the Fast. 2639:The Fourth Saturday of Great Lent 2633:The Second Saturday of Great Lent 2273:— may be celebrated on weekdays. 697:American Orthodox Catholic Church 6145:Russian Easter Festival Overture 4658:"The Fasting Rule of the Church" 4486: 4246:which reflect the lament of the 4144:(the crucified body of Christ). 4043:During this Divine Liturgy, the 3157:Cheesefare Week is concluded on 2997:reading for Zacchaeus Sunday is 2636:The Third Saturday of Great Lent 2097:relies largely or entirely on a 2086: 1842:Great Lent officially begins on 600:Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg 140: 23: 4561:Moroz, Vladimir (10 May 2016). 4372:Song of the Three Holy Children 3238: 3125:for the Sunday of this week is 2513:. One translation of it reads: 2399:Sunday of Triumph of Orthodoxy 2300:. This is followed by a solemn 920:Christianization of Kievan Rus' 781:First Seven Ecumenical Councils 34:needs additional citations for 6264:Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 5135:Triumphal entry into Jerusalem 4234:(a cloth icon symbolizing the 3714:of Christ, and the account of 3325:against various heresies, and 2714:Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 1: 4358:is celebrated (combined with 4346:of the descent into Hades of 4322:the epitaphios is carried in 3841:(the hymn that concludes the 3375:(Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40) and 2851:privately during Great Lent. 2630:The Saturday of Meatfare Week 2407:Sunday of St Gregory Palamas 2306:anaphora (eucharistic prayer) 1796:within many denominations of 1350:Intercession of the Theotokos 1125:Opposition to papal supremacy 944:Moscow–Constantinople schism 645:Switzerland and Liechtenstein 3897:Church of the Holy Sepulchre 3271:, commanded the governor of 2876:Paradise of the Holy Fathers 2420:Sunday of the Good Samaritan 2269:—also called the Liturgy of 1829:Lent of Western Christianity 915:Christianization of Bulgaria 6269:Jesus Christ Is Risen Today 4356:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 4132:) which first mentions the 4128:. Before the Sixth Gospel ( 4026:Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 3486:The Ladder of Divine Ascent 3441:(September 14). 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