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FEASTS FASTS

• LITURGICAL YEAR
• IN THE BYZANTINE CHURCHES

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Feasts

• Pascha
• The 12 Great Feasts
• Lesser Feasts

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Ranks of Feasts

• Feasts of the Lord
• Feasts of the Theotokos
• Vigil Rank Feasts for a Saint
• Polyeleos Rank Saint Feasts
• Doxology Saint Feasts
• Feast of Saint with 6 Stikhera Commemorations
• Simple Commemorations of Saint

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The 12 Great Feasts

• 1. Nativity of the Theotokos September 8
• 2. Exaltation of the Cross September 14
• 3. Presentation of the Theotokos November 21
• 4. the Nativity of Christ December 25 (aka
  Christmas)
• 5. Theophany January 6 (the Baptism of Christ )
• 6. Meeting of the Lord February 2 (aka the
  Presentation)
• 7. Annunciation March 25
• 8. the Entry into Jerusalem (
• (aka Flower/Willow/Palm Sunday)
• 9. Ascension of the Lord - (40 Days after
  Pascha)
• 10. Trinity Sunday (50 Days after Pascha) aka
  Pentecost
• 11. Transfiguration August 6
• 12. Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos
  Aug 15

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Fasts 4

• St. Philips Fast
• 40 days before Christmas
• long but relatively easy
• The Great Fast
• The Apostles Fast
• Easy can be short
• After All Saints Sunday to Ss. Peter/Paul)
• Dormition Fast August 1-14
• short but strict

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The Great Fast 3 parts

• the Great Week Feast
• (week before Pascha)
• oldest part the shortest
• the 40 Days Fast
• Clean Monday to before Lazarus Saturday
• 40 days including Sundays
• Origin Catechumens preparing for Baptism
• Prophonisimon, Herald of the Fast
• Fasting to prepare for Fasting
• Psychologically and Physically (warm up)

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Penitential Practice

• Prayer
• Fasting
• Helping the Poor

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