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FASTING
Is the complete discipline of your thoughts, desire acts, spoken word, plus restriction from certain foods.
You can receive Holy Communion if you fast only on Wednesday and Friday provided you are worthy to receive. That means that a person has no grave sin which would make you unworthy to receive Communion.
We fast on Wednesday in remembrance of our Lord's betrayal by Judas, and on Friday in remembrance of His passion and death upon the Cross.
Periods of FASTING in our Church
+ ADVENT - The 40 days before Christmas, when only fish is permitted but NOT meat or animal products.
+ GREAT LENT - The 50 days before Easter which the Orthodox must abstain from fish and meat alike.
+ FEAST OF THE APOSTLES - June 29-30 Only fish is permitted a few days before the feast days.
+ ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY - August 1 - 15,
Orthodox people abstain from both meat and fish.
+ ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- Commemorating the Martyrdom of St. John.
+EXALTATION OF THE CROSS- September 14
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by
Rev. Demetrios A. Recachinas, Protopresbyter
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& Web Version Designed by:
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