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On the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt is commemorated to remind us that no one
is so sinful that Holy God
cannot touch their hearts and bring them to repentance and salvation. We honor Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt as a great example of a person who
lead a life of sin, experienced Holy God's love, repented, and then converted from a to a life of holiness and repentance.
Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt is commerated on the last Sunday of Great
Lent as we approach the time of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's suffering and death.
Apostolos
Hebrews 9:11-14 The Apostolos explains the saving
effect of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's sacrifice of his own blood to take away our sins.
Gospel
Mark 10:32-45 Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's
forewarned to his followers about his Passion and death. This Gospel also tells the story of how James and John asked to be seated
next to Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ's in glory, to which He replied that they didn't know what they were asking, because to share in His glory
they would have to share in His suffering. Finally He explains: "Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your
servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be the slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to
serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon
KONTAKION (TONE 4)
O Glorious Mary of Egypt, you cast out the darkness of sin
and followed the light of penance.
You directed your heart to Christ and offered Him His Immaculate Mother
as an all-compassionate intercessor.
Wherefore you avoided sin and now live in the joyful company
of the angels in Heaven.
VESPERSDoxastikon (TONE 4)
Christ, the power of your Cross has worked wonders for Mary of Egypt.
She had been a harlot and has now become
an example and ideal of ascetic life.
Casting off the weakness of nature, she has bravely fought Satan.
Now, as a saint in heaven, she has obtained the prize of victory
and intercedes for our souls.
Eparch Cyrille Bustros's Message, Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
2006
The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent is the Sunday before that Friday, which is the last day or 40th day of Great Lent.
How to determine when the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent occurs
Great Lent is Forty Days. A count back from the date of Pascha is made.
Sundays of Great Lent or Pascha Cycle
Sunday | Name | Day of Great Lent | Day before Transition Period | Apostolos | Gospel | Action | Saint |
Vespers of Clean Monday | Service of Forgiveness | Vespers of 1st day of Great Lent | Eve of 40th day before Transition Period | | | Forgive | |
Clean Monday | 1st day of Great Lent | 1st day of Great Lent | 40th day before Transition Period | 1 Cor. 3:18-23 | Lk. 21:8-36 | | |
1 | Sunday of Triumph of Orthodoxy | 7th day of Great Lent | 34th day before Transition Period | Heb. 11:24-26, 32-40, 12:1-2A | John 1:43-51 | Procession with holy ikons and presentation for veneration | |
2 | Sunday of Veneration of Holy Relics
Gregory Palamas
| 14th day of Great Lent | 27th day before Transition Period | 2nd Cor. 4:6-15 | Mk. 2:1-12 | Procession with holy relics and presentation for veneration | All Saints have Relics
St. Gregory Palamas |
3 | Sunday of Veneration of Holy Cross | 21st day of Great Lent | 20th day before Transition Period | Heb. 4:14-5:6 | Mk. 8:34-9:1 | Procession with Holy Cross and presentation for veneration | |
4 | Commem- oration of Our Holy Father John Climacus | 28th day of Great Lent | 13th day before Transition Period | Heb. 6:13-20 | Mk. 9:17-31 | | Our Holy Father John Climacus |
5 | Commem- oration of Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt | 35th day of Great Lent | 6th day before Transition Period | Heb. 9:11-14 | Mk. 10:32b-45 | | Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt |
Friday after Fifth Sunday | Last day of Great Lent | 40th day of Great Lent | 1st day before Transition Period | Eph. 2:4-10 | Mt.
4:1-11 | | |
Traditions
Traditions of Great Lent and Holy Week Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton
More Information
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Then click on Resources. The first category is Lenten Information.
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Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on The Triodion Celebrations for Great Lent
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Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on The Triodion Celebrations for Great Lent
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