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March 2017 Volume 21 - Number 3
Our Holy and Great Lent
Lent, as it exists today in the Orthodox Church, this time of preparation it became a time for time, the pre-Lenten preparation was gradually is the result of a long historical development. them to renew their baptism vows. This is how expanded to include 3 more preparatory In the 2nd century, it was customary for the 40 days came to involve the whole body of Sundays: Christians to observe a short fast of one or two the faithful and not just those preparing for • Ten weeks before Easter is known as days on the Friday and/or Saturday before the baptism. So Lent, as we know it today, is a “Publican and Pharisee Sunday” and is a Sunday of Pascha. It was a fast of sorrow at convergence of these 2 elements: the six-day call to humility before God. the absence of the Bridegroom, in the “Holy Week” and the 40-day period of training • Nine weeks before Easter is known as fulfillment of Christ’s own words in Mark 2:20, for the catechumens. “the Prodigal Son Sunday” and is a call to but the days will come, when the Bridegroom Today there is no “organized” return to the Father. shall be taken from them, and then shall they Catechumenate but we still maintain the 40- • Eight weeks before Easter (also known fast in those days. It was a total fast, from all day fast and the time is seen as: a time of as “meat fare”) is known as the “Sunday food and drink. renewal of baptism vows, a time of spiritual of the last Judgement” and is a call to do rd By the middle of the 3 century, in most training, a time to remember that when we positive good in the light of the coming places, the Paschal fast had been extended so were baptized we were buried with Christ and Judgement. that it started on the Monday before Easter we rose with Him, and a time to listen to the • There is even one more addition that is Sunday and went through to the Thursday. Holy Spirit who was given to us at included eleven weeks before Pascha, The original total fast then followed. There was Chrismation. called the “Sunday of Zachaeus.” This is no uniform practice at this stage however. A Let us briefly address the question of “why a reminder that if we do not have a strong few people sustained a total fast from the 40 days?” there are in fact many biblical enough desire to see God we won’t. Monday to the Saturday. Some ate bread, salt precedents. Moses fasted 40 days on Mount Zachaeus had to climb a sycamore tree and water at the ninth hour (3pm) from the Sinai (Exodus 16:35), Elijah fasted 40 days on to see our Lord. We will have to make an Monday to the Thursday, followed by the total his way to Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19:8) and effort in Lent. fast. What we can say is that there was a most important of all, Christ fasted 40 days The Holy Orthodox Faith gives us a uniform celebration of Christ’s death and and nights in the wilderness (Mark 4). prescribed way to achieve reconciliation with th th Resurrection and that those events were The Mother Church, from the 6 and 7 God through prayer, Confession, almsgiving celebrated together as a single mystery (unlike centuries onwards, added an eighth week, a and fasting. It is a time to learn the inner today when we remember the Crucifixion on preliminary week of modified fasting. The discipline of abstinence, not just from rich th the Friday and the Resurrection on the reason for this additional 8 week is because foods but more importantly, from vain and Sunday). We also have the idea of a Holy the Christians around the Holy Land empty language and activities. Week before Easter with fasting. (Palestine) did not count Saturdays or It is also a time of repentance. All of the At the Council of Nicaea (325 AD), Canon Sundays as fast days! So they needed 8 Lenten services inspire within us penitent 5 provided us our first explicit reference to the weeks X 5 days to get 40 days. In a thoughts as well as hope in the compassion of “40 day-fast” before Pascha. It is clear that this compromise to align all Orthodox Christians, God. So we are encouraged to unclutter our 40-day period had a different purpose to the the rest of the Orthodox Churches added the crowded calendars and replace our activities th th “Holy Week” and that it was connected with 8 week of modified fasting. The 8 Sunday with the special Lenten services. Lent should the final preparation of the catechumens for before East is called “meat-fared” Sunday and not be seen as a kind of inconvenience which, the sacrament of Holy Baptism. The last 40 it is the last day meat is eaten before Easter if we suffer through it, will automatically credit th days of their training were very intensive and Sunday. The 7 Sunday before Easter is us with merits, but rather as a time of spiritual included daily instruction, special services, and called “cheese fare” Sunday and the fast renewal, a time of joy, light and peace. th fasting. From the 4 century onwards, the begins in earnest the next day. ( existing members of the church were There were even more developments encouraged to share with the catechumens in between the 6th and 11th centuries. During this 1
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(cont. from pg. 1) disciples, “Are you proud that you haven’t eaten of all our spiritual effort. An important part of the orthodox Lent is meat? You had better go and eat some meat!” St. Ephraim was a 4th century Syrian saint fasting. Fasting for the Orthodox means abstaining The Church’s hymn in the Lenten fast is known as one of the great teachers of the spiritual from animal products, such as meat, fish, chicken, “Fasting in the body, brethren, let us also fast from life. milk, cheese, butter, etc.…; also abstaining from sin.” The tongue also needs to fast, refraining from Here is the prayer: O Lord and Master of my alcohol. It is sometimes described as returning to slander, lies, evil talking, denigrating one’s brother life, Give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust the Garden of Eden before there was any killing of and anger. This is the theme of the prayer of St. for power, and idle talk. But give to me your servant, animals for food. One young Orthodox man told me Ephraim, which is said at the end of the special a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love. O that he really looks forward to Lent because his Lenten services with prostrations after each petition. Lord and King, allow me to see my own faults and mother always produces special foods that they The prayer mentions “sloth,” a word used to not to judge my brother, for You are blessed to the didn’t normally eat. describe a form of laziness, which leads to ages of ages. Not all are compelled to fast. In fact, some must despondency and cynicism about spiritual Perhaps we could take up the challenge of not fast: the sick, the pregnant, nursing mothers and disciplines. praying this prayer every day this Lent and using it children under seven. However, periods of fasting “Lust for power” refers to self-centered living in as a checklist for our spiritual progress. are strongly encouraged for those able to do it. The the way we relate to others. We end with a quote for us all to mediate on as purpose is to gain mastery over oneself and to “Vain curiosity and idle talk” refer to negatives we move into Lent together. This one is from conquer the passions of the flesh. We also do it uses of our speech. another Syrian saint, St. Isaac, from the 7th century: because Jesus Himself fasted and taught His “Soberness” refers to chastity, control of the “He who knows his own sin is higher than the man disciples to fast. He taught that some forms of evil body. who resurrects the dead in his prayers. He who is could not be overcome without fasting. He also “Humility” is living with an honest view of granted the gift of seeing himself is superior to the taught that fasting should be in secret. We should ourselves and not thinking of ourselves more highly man who has the gift of seeing angels.” not draw attention to our fasting or ourselves. As than we ought. May God the Father, God the Son and God the Orthodox Christians we are also taught never to “Patience” is resisting the instinct to quickly Holy Spirit give us understanding of the way He judge those who are not fasting and never to be judge and condemn others. wishes us to live through this Lent. Amen. proud. A desert Father once wrote to one of his “Love” is a gift from God and the desired result 3
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Monthly Bulletin March 2017 14 . St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Monthly Bulletin March 2017 15 . St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Monthly Bulletin March 2017 16 . St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Monthly Bulletin March 2017 V:0VJ1Q` . :I1C7 :7 To reunite children with their fathers and to mend the broken ties between them due to the father’s incarceration, the St. Nicholas Prison Ministry will facilitate a visit for 20 children to visit their fathers at the Federal Prison in Leavenworth Kansas. The children and their chaperones will travel by bus and will participate with their fathers in a program that will help build parenting skills. The seminar topics are the following: - &6 We are asking you to support the St. Nicholas Prison Ministry with a donation to help underwrite the expenses of the trip to the prison and the children’s and their chaperones’ overnight motel stay. Sponsorship for the trip and its related expenses are below: One child: $66.50 One child and chaperone: $133 You can make a donation to help underwrite trip expenses after church at the table set up in the church auditorium. Thank you in advance for helping to support this important Prison Ministry event! 17 . Annunciation Saturday of Souls 8am Mousaka Prep Mousaka 8am at 8am Pastitsio8am Prep at Church Divine9:30am Liturgy at Church Altar10am Boys & Retreathandmaidens at CHURCH Divine9:30am Liturgy at CHURCH Church CHURCH FAMILY LIFE LIFE FAMILY CHURCH Prep Mousaka 8am at 8am Pastitsio8am Prep at Church 7pm Salutations to the Theotokos Family Life at Center 7pm Salutations to the Theotokos at 7pm Salutations to the Theotokos at 7pm Salutations to the Theotokos at 6:30 AKATHIST HYMN at CENTER LIFE FAMILY CENTER Church * , * , * , * , * , 8am Pastitsio8am Prep at Church 9am-12pm @ Family Life 9am-12pm @ Family Life Divine Litury10am at AHEPA aptss. 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