The Great Fast is Coming!

There are four more Sundays within Byzantine Pre-Lent (including today).

The “Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee” calls us to consider our life, and to
repent of our sins for repentance is the door through which we enter the Holy Forty Days Fast.

The “Sunday of the Prodigal Son” calls us to “come to ourselves” and return to the Father, who eagerly awaits our return.

The “Sunday of the Last Judgment” reminds us that while the Lord’s mercy is immeasurable even He does not forgive those who do not repent.

And, finally, on “Forgiveness Sunday” we remember Adam’s expulsion from Paradise and the proper method of fasting (don’t put on a gloomy face

Countdown to the Great Lent 2025