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Preparation - Fasting Periods

Periods of fasting are periods of preparation. We prepare by fasting.

Theology
Fasting
Definition
Fasting
Periods
Fasting
Nativity
Fasting
Prophonisimon
Fasting
Great Lent
Great Week
Theology
Fasting
Great Lent
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Guidelines
Fasting
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Fasting
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Exaltation
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People
Excused
from
Fasting

 

Cycle Preparing and Celebrating Preparing (Fasting, Praying, and Performing Charity) Fasting Praying Performing Charity Feasting (Celebrating)

 

Strict Fasting Days
NameWhen
The Paramony of the Great Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, Jesus ChristDecember 24
The Paramony of the Great Feast of the Theophany of Our Lord, Jesus ChristJanuary 5
Clean MondayClean Monday is between the Triodion Sunday of Cheese fare / Forgiveness and the First Sunday of Great Lent.
Great Lent begins at the beginning of the Vespers of Clean Monday on the evening of the Sunday of Cheese fare / Forgiveness.
The Liturgical Day of Great and Holy ThursdayOn the calendar Great and Holy Wednesday
The Liturgical Day of Great and Holy SaturdayOn the calendar Great and Holy Friday
The Liturgical Day of Great and Holy SaturdayOn the calendar Great and Holy Friday
Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross 14 September

 

Fasting Periods
NameTime
Pre-Nativity Fast
for Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ
40 days
Traditional
Begins at the beginning of the Vespers
of 15 November
on 14 November evening
Ends just before Vespers
of Great Feast of the Nativity
According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ
(25 December)
on 24 December evening
Shorter number of days
Modern
Begins at the beginning of the Vespers
of 10 December
on 9 December evening
Ends just before Vespers
of Great Feast of the Nativity
According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ (25 December)
on 24 December evening
Prophonisimon
for Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha
8 days
Begins at the beginning of the Vespers
of Meat fare Sunday
traditionally no flesh (skin and meat) from a vertebrate, which is an animal with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.), and shellfish
Ends just before the Vespers
of Clean Monday
on the Sunday of Cheesefare / Forgiveness evening.
Great Lent
for Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha
40 days
Begins at the beginning of the Vespers
of Clean Monday
on the Sunday of Cheesefare / Forgiveness evening
Ends just before the Vespers
of Lazarus Saturday
on the last Friday in Great Lent evening.
Great and Holy Week
for Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha
The Vespers and Orthos of the Liturgical Day are on the previous calendar day.
6 days
Begins just before the Vespers
of Great and Holy Monday
on Palm Sunday afternoon
Ends just before Vespers
of Holy and Glorious Pascha
on Great and Holy Saturday evening.
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
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.
Dormition Fast
Theotokos Fast
Our Lady's Fast

for the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
Begins just before the Vespers
of the Feast of the Procession of the Holy Cross (1 August)
on 31 July evening evening
Ends just before Vespers
of the Great Feast of the Dormition of The Theotokos (15 August)
on 14 August evening.

 

Fasting Week Days in non-feasting Periods
NameWhy
WednesdaysIn memory of the betrayal of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ by Judas
FridaysIn memory of the Crucifixion

 

Days which are NOT Fasting Days
NameWhy
SundayIn memory of Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha.
Saturday (Except Great and Holy Saturday)Preparation for Sunday

More Information

CyberTypicon by Reverend Father / Abouna Peter Boutros
CyberTypicon lists Fast and Abstinence days.

"CyberTypicon" Definitions by Reverend Father / Abouna Peter Boutros
CyberTypicon has the Fasting and Abstinence rules. Please click on Fast and Abstinence.

Traditions of Great Lent and Holy Week Please click on Fast and Abstinence, Reasons why. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton Material prepared by Fr. Philaret Littlefield for inclusion in the St. George Melkite (Byzantine) Greek Catholic Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Sunday Bulletin

Abouna, Why do We Fast? by Fr. Philaret D. Littlefield, Reprinted from Sophia, Volume 31, Number 1, Jan. - Feb. 2001, Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton


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