TASS/. Orthodox Christians in Russia and other countries around the world begin observing Great Lent on Monday, February 27, in preparation for Easter, the most sacred and holy day of the Orthodox ...

Consider this post an early take on Lent 2025 or, maybe, a very late meditation on this year’s stack of New Year’s ...

In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the preparations begin with Great Lent, 40 days of reflection and fasting, which starts on Clean Monday and ends on Lazarus Saturday. For the latest news ...

Lent is the six-week period leading up to Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday ... which led to the tradition of eating fish on a Friday. Orthodox Christians are faced with an even stricter fast ...

The Russian Orthodox Church goes on Monday into ... with the Holy Week and will end on April 16 with Easter celebrations. The Great Lent also known as Quadragesima was set in early centuries ...

Certain denominations mark Lent in different ways. The Eastern Orthodox view it as a means to cleanse the soul and body from sin and purify the heart, as well as liberate the mind toward Christ.

Welcome to our series of Lent and Easter reflections. Our reflection for the first Sunday of Lent considers ... What they know in Greece is that, in Lent, we begin to shake off winter. So, orthodox ...