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Preparation - Fasting Periods
Periods of fasting are periods of preparation. We prepare by fasting.
Fasting Periods
Name | Time |
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. |
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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