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All Souls Saturday, Prayer, The Great Fast -

All Souls Saturday

This Saturday, March 19th, is the third All-Souls Saturday, where we commemorate the dead. Dokimos Olivia's currently reading a book about the Great Fast that talks about All Soul Saturday and was struck by this passage:

"Praying for the dead is an essential expression of the Church as love..."

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The Great Fast

Welcome, friends and family, to the Great Fast. We call today “Clean Monday”
as we begin this period of abstaining from certain foods but also, hopefully, being cleansed of sins and attachments.

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Forgiveness Vespers

The vesper services next Sunday, February 27th, is forgiveness vespers. Forgiveness Vespers kicks off the Great Fast with many prayers about forgiveness.

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The Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Yesterday's Gospel of the Prodigal Son continues to lead us to the Great Fast.

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Mercy, The Great Fast, The Publican and the Pharisee -

The Publican and the Pharisee

Yesterday's Gospel of the Publican and the Pharisee is was one of the preparatory Sunday Gospels, leading to the Great Fast.

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