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Apostle's Cycle Preparation Apostles' Fast - Fasting Guideline
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| Cycle | Preparation | Feast | Celebration |
| Date | Name | Apostolos | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apostles' Fast begins | Monday after 1st Sun. after Pentecost | ||
| Apostles' Fast ends | 28 June | 1 Cor. 12:7-11 | Mt. 10:1, 5-8 |
| Feast Holy Apostles Peter and Paul | 29 June | 2 Cor. 1:21b-12:9 | Mt. 16:13-19 |
| Celebration ends Feast Holy Twelve Apostles | 30 June | 1 Cor. 4:9-16 | Mt. 9:36-10.8 |
| Cycle Preparing and Celebrating | Preparing (Fasting, Praying, and Performing Charity) | Fasting | Praying | Performing Charity | Feasting (Celebrating) |
| Action | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | Apostle's Fast forthe Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul | Begins just before the Vespers of the Monday after First Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday of All Saints, on Sunday evening Ends just before the Vespers of the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June) on 28 June evening. |
| Feast | Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul | Begins at the beginning of the the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June) on 28 June evening. Ends just before Vespers of Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles (30 June) on 29 June evening. |
The Apostles' Fast honors the sacrifices and accomplishments of the Apostles.
The Apostles' Fast begins just before the Vespers of the Monday after First Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday of All Saints, on Sunday evening.
The Apostles' Fast ends just before the Vespers of the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June) on 28 June evening.
The Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul is June 29.
Fasting Guidelines
The only time that fasting is done on a Saturday is Great and Holy Saturday. Fasting is never done on a Sunday.
| Definition | We CAN | We should NOT |
|---|---|---|
| When can eat | Eat from noon to midnight | Eat from midnight to noon |
| How much can eat | Eat one meal each day Monday to Friday | Eat more than one meal Eat in between meals Monday to Friday |
| Eat/Drink | Food/Beverages | We CAN | We should NOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eat | "Vegaterian". Plants (fruits, grains, legumes (beans), vegetables, nuts, and fruits, etc.) Invertebrates creatures without a spine /backbone (sponges, hydroids, anemones, jellyfish, gorgonains, sea pen, sea fan, worms, squid, cuttlefish, octopus, sea lily, etc.) | All the time. | |
| "Vegan". NO Products from a vertebrate creatures with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.) Milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. ("dairy products" in the United States) | All the time. | ||
| Fish | Saturday and Sunday (NOT Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation of Cross) | Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation Cross |
|
| Olive oil | Saturday and Sunday (NOT Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation of Cross) | Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation Cross |
|
| "Flesh" (skin and meat) Vertebrate which is an animal with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish {tuna, shark, bass, sardines, etc.}, etc.) Shellfish | All the time. | ||
| Products from a vertebrate creatures with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.) Milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. ("dairy products" in the United States) | All the time. | ||
| Drink | Water | All the time. | |
| Unfermented fruit juice | All the time. | ||
| Wine | Saturday and Sunday (NOT Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation of Cross) | Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation Cross |
|
| Alcoholic beverages. | All the time. |
| Date | Name | Apostolos | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apostles' Fast begins | Monday after 1st Sun. after Pentecost | ||
| Apostles' Fast ends | 28 June | 1 Cor. 12:7-11 | Mt. 10:1, 5-8 |
| Feast Holy Apostles Peter and Paul | 29 June | 2 Cor. 1:21b-12:9 | Mt. 16:13-19 |
| Celebration ends Feast Holy Twelve Apostles | 30 June | 1 Cor. 4:9-16 | Mt. 9:36-10.8 |
| Action | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | Apostle's Fast forthe Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul | Begins just before the Vespers of the Monday after First Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday of All Saints, on Sunday evening Ends just before the Vespers of the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June) on 28 June evening. |
| Feast | Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul | Begins at the beginning of the the Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June) on 28 June evening. Ends just before Vespers of Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles (30 June) on 29 June evening. |
| Apostles Saints |
Evangelists Saints |
| Andrew | Bartholomew | James | James Brother Christ |
John | Jude | Luke | Mark | Matthias | Matthew | Paul | Peter | Philip | Simeon | Thomas |
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