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Fasting and FeastingHoly Saturday is a day of strict fasting until the Vespers of Pascha. Feasting begins after the Vespers, which is about mid-day. Many Churches delay the Vespers until evening. All services in Great and Holy Week are moved ahead 12 hours.The reason is probably to make the services more convenient for the people to attend.
Royal Hours (Great Hours) of Great and Holy Saturday, which is celebrated on Great and Holy Friday often 9 a.m. or noonRoyal Hours or Great HoursRoyal Hours or Great Hours is a Liturgical Service in which many palsms, prophecies, Apostolos, and Gospels are read. Royal Hours are celebrated in the morning on the Paramony (eve) of major Great Feast days. In the Byzantine Empire, on the Paramony of major Great Feast days, the service of the Hours took on an especially solemn character. Many palsms, prophecies, Apostolos, and Gospels were read. Royal Hours for this Great FeastSpecial prayers are said and special sections of the Old and New Testament are read. We stand in front of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ crucified. We think about God's love for us and Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ's suffering for us. Pascha CycleGreat and Holy Saturday is between Great and Holy Friday and Holy and Glorious Pascha. How to determine when Great and Holy Saturday occursGreat Lent is Forty Days. A count back from the date of Pascha is made. TraditionsTraditions of Great Lent and Holy Week Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton ImagesImages of Great and Holy Saturday Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Eparchy of Newton, (Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States)Images of Holy Week Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Eparchy of Newton, (Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States) Images of Holy Week Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of NewtonLiturgical Service on WebGreek Catholic, Melkite Al-Bushra Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Martha Liles Web URL address: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center or https://www.mliles.com/melkite/ E-mail: mliles@mliles.com or mliles@mliles.com Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
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