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Alleluia, Byzantine Basics, The Great Fast -

Alleluia!

Some of you are quite shocked by our graphic today! It's Lent! It's the Great Fast! And you're saying Alleluia?!

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Byzantine Basics, Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, Presanctified Liturgy, The Great Fast -

Holy Presanctified Gifts

During the Great Fast, we celebrate the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, oftentimes referred to as Presanctified Liturgy. During this liturgy, the faithful are provided an opportunity to receive communion which was consecrated on Sunday during Divine Liturgy.

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Bridegroom, Bridegroom Matins, Byzantine Basics, Pascha, Scripture, The Great Fast -

Bridegroom Matins

The church celebrates Bridegroom Matins during the first three days of Holy Week. Each day has a slightly different theme.

Each day of where we pray the Bridegroom Matins, we are called to deeper encounter with Jesus, deeper prayer, deeper holiness, deeper repentance.

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Theophany is Coming!

Theophany is coming! Are you ready?

There is a tradition of having your house blessed as part of the celebration of Theophany. The priest will visit and bless the rooms of the house, the people who live there, and pray for their relatives who have died. There's a similar tradition in the West on the feast of the Epiphany which includes writing on the doorpost with chalk.

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