Holy Week: An Explanation
Great Lent and Holy Week are two separate fasts, and two separate celebrations. Great Lent ends on Friday of the fifth week (the day before…
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The Life of St. Mary of Egypt
THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT + 522 A. D. St. Sophronius explains reasons for writing this work. “It is good to…
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
St. John Climacus On the Fourth Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Holy Father John, the author of The Ladder of…
Third Sunday of Great Lent
Veneration of the Holy Cross The Third Sunday of Lent is called “The Veneration of the Cross.” At the Vigil of that day, after the…
Second Sunday of Great Lent
Gregory Palamas On the Second Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Father among the Saints, Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica. The…