This is a list of foods that are okay to eat for Serbian Orthodox Lent when meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products are not consumed.

For Orthodox believers, the six-week Christmas fast began on November 28, which precedes the happiest Christian holiday, the Nativity of Christ - Christmas.Preparation for Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7, is complete if the believer approaches the sacred mysteries of confession, repentance and communion at the end of the six-week fast.Fasting is the foundation

By Protopresbyter Fr. Thomas Vamvinis Fasting and Temptation Fasting means I don't eat, it is voluntary hunger. Therefore, to fast as an Orthodox during Great Lent is to drive ourselves into a marginal situation in which we feel the demands of the body, but the power of the soul masters it. This marginal situation is expedient to the tempter to betray us with the most powerful temptations. He does not have power over the struggling fasting Christian, but the Christian is lured by the…

Lenten Recipes for Orthodox Christians

Eastern Catholic fasting

A full day with family surely has its rewards, Father, but we are all pretty worn out. Thank you for Your blessings and watchcare over our comings and goings. Luke 11:3 (<

This sense of resurrection joy, so vividly described by Bishop Nikolai, forms the foundation of all the worship of the Orthodox Church; it is the one and only basis for our Christian life and hope. Yet, in order for us to experience the full power of this Paschal rejoicing, each of us needs to pass through a time of preparation. 'We waited,' says Bishop Nikolai, 'and at last our expectations were fulfilled.' Without this waiting, without this expectant preparation, the deeper meaning of the…