Questions about eastern devotional life

[Margaret_Ann]

It’s four fasting seasons. The Great Fast (Lent) starts on Pure Monday (I.e. 2 days before Pure/Ash Wednesday) and ends on the Friday before Lazarus Saturday (2 days before Palm Sunday). The Apostles’ Fast (aka Petrivka - St. Peter’s Fast) starts on the Monday following the first Sunday after Pentecost (All Saints on the Byzantine Catholic calendar; Trinity Sunday on the Latin calendar) to June 28 inclusive. It’s in preparation for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. The Dormition Fast (aka Spasivka - the Savior’s Fast) is from Aug. 1 - 14 inclusive. It’s also called the Savior’s Fast because the Feast of the Transfiguration falls during it. St. Philip’s Fast (longer than Advent) is from the evening of Nov. 14 (St. Philip’s feast) to Dec. 24 inclusive, with Dec. 24 (Nativity Eve) being a day of strict fast and abstinence.

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