Christ The Bridegroom: You want me to fast NOW?

Sr. Julie, christthebridegroom.blogspot.com
2011-11-14 17:24:00

The Church invites us to fast for forty days before the Nativity of Our Lord. This period of time, beginning on November 15 each year, is called the Nativity Fast , or the Philip's Fast (because it begins after vespers on the feast ...

Even As The Grass: A Dearth of Daily Worship

Fr. Raphael Johnston, evenasthegrass.blogspot.com
2011-12-22 03:22:00

The other day I shared how I felt a deep sadness that the most common experience of North American Orthodox Christians in the closing days of the Nativity Fast is the burden of an intensified fast. This is because the remedy ...

A Ten O'Clock Scholar: Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Nov 13th

Kerry, theten0clockscholar.blogspot.com
2011-11-13 20:37:00

Their Nativity Fast begins on Tuesday, November 15th. Depending on the church (Greek, Russian, Antiochian, etc) some will fast very strictly (no meat, animal products, or oil) and others allow some animal products to varying ...

Advent: do nothing! | Liturgy Worship Spirituality

Bosco Peters, liturgy.co.nz
2008-11-30 03:11:38

The Nativity Fast , is a period abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches, in preparation for the Nativity of Christ, (December 25). The fast is similar to the ...

Fasting Guidelines: Nativity Fast 2011

Deacon David, allsaintsnc.org
2011-11-07 18:56:20

The Nativity Fast begins this year on Tuesday, November 15. This fast helps us prepare to properly celebrate our Lord's nativity in the flesh and it is to our benefit to observe it as fully as possible. Following are the guidelines ...

Philotimo and leventia: The Nativity Season - Blessed Nativity Fast !

Christian Laity, philotimo-leventia.blogspot.com
2011-11-18 16:48:00

The Nativity Season - Blessed Nativity Fast ! Dear brothers of the Greek Orthodox Church and all the brothers who celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar, I wish a happy and blessed Nativity Fast ! Christian Laity ...

Notes From The Footes in Ukraine: Evening for Senior Citizens

Danny and Liese, footesinukraine.com
2011-12-22 12:39:00

Liese helped out in the kitchen and they cooked an amazing meal that kept with the Orthodox Nativity fast that is going on right now (more about that fast here). Everyone who came seemed to enjoy the evening (I measure that ...

The Loquacious Loquat: Un-Theological Talk About the Nativity Fast

Chandler, loquaciousloquat.blogspot.com
2011-11-21 16:53:00

Anyway, I wanted to talk about my favorite fast, the Nativity Fast --the 40 days leading up to the Nativity of Christ (Christmas). When I was growing up as an Episcopalian, Advent had to be my favorite season. There was such ...

Nativity Fast Begins on November 15 | Antiochian Orthodox ...

afrishman, antiochian.org
2010-11-12 15:19:07

Detail from 11th Century Nativity Fresco, Cappadocia This Tuesday, November 15, 2011, is the beginning of this year's Nativity Fast . The Nativity Fast is one of the four Canonical Fasting Seasons in the Church year. This is a joyous fast in ...

Tasty Tidbits 11/15/11 Tipsy Teetotaler

readerjohn, intellectualoid.wordpress.com
2011-11-15 12:03:14

The Orthodox Church observes a traditional Nativity Fast from November 15 to December 25. My priorities during a Fast should shift, and I'm convinced blogging is an impediment to that. We'll see what December 26 brings. ...

roosje: (little rose): Day 1 Nativity Fast 2011-2012

elizabeth, eroosje.blogspot.com
2011-11-29 00:59:00

Day 1 Nativity Fast 2011-2012. And so it begins;. the count down to Christmas. 13 days ago or today. (Dec25/Jan 7). I began reading Fr. Thomas Hopko's. Winter Pascha. see here for excerpts. and today was busy ...

The Beginning of the Nativity Fast Day 1: 40 Days of Blogging 30 ...

frmatthewthurman, frmatthewthurman.wordpress.com
2011-11-15 14:59:21

Today we begin the Nativity Fast for 2011. The Church's faithful will spend the next 40 days preparing to celebrate the feast of Christ's Nativity. The difficulty we encounter is that our preparations also coincide with the secular ...

Nativity Services | stspyridons.org

webmaster, stspyridons.org
2011-12-20 22:27:27

Fast of the Nativity - Fish allowed, unless otherwise indicated. Starts: 12:00 am. Ends: 12:00 am. More details. OCF Coffee Chats @ UNC. Starts: 7:00 pm. Ends: 8:00 pm. More details. 2. Events on December 2, 2011. Fast of ...

All-Merciful Saviour Russian Orthodox Monastery - The Morning ...

Abbot Tryphon, morningoffering.blogspot.com
2011-12-21 08:33:00

Nativity Fast . (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Patapius of Thebes (7th c.). New Martyr John (Kochurov), priest (1918). New Hieromartyr Sergius (1937).. Venerable Cyril, abbot of Chelma Hill (1367). Holy Apostles of the ...

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church - Story of Christmas: An Animated Icon

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, orthodoxarkansas.com
2011-12-20 18:23:52

Enjoy this animated version of Christmas story as found in the traditional Nativity Icon, drawn here by Bonnie Gilles, matched with the Byzantine chant version of the Kontakion of the Nativity (composed by St. Romanos the ...

roosje: (little rose): Nativity Fast Day 3

elizabeth, eroosje.blogspot.com
2011-11-30 11:34:00

Nativity Fast Day 3. Akathist to the Protection of the Theotokos. O Chosen by the pre-eternal God,. Queen of heaven and earth higher than all creation,. who hast in days past entered praying ...

The fast is for man, not man for the fast :: Kiievskaia Rus

webpadre, kiev-orthodox.org
2011-12-22 04:41:06

By analogy to the prepaschal fast , called the Great Forty-Day Fast , the fast before Nativity was also sometimes called a forty-day fast , but a minor one. In general, the number forty can be found repeatedly in the Bible and ...

What?! Why?! I was Called to Fast . This Writer's Life

tiffaniv, tiffaniburnettvelez.wordpress.com
2011-12-13 22:41:04

I feel a tad guilty because I am including meat in this meal, and it is still Nativity Fast . However, I have a chronic form of anemia, and I don't absorb iron through pills and/or vegetables like spinach or broccoli. ...

St. Phillip's Fast, also called the Nativity Fast St. Demetrius Church

Demetrius, stdemetriusnaples.org
2011-11-15 04:47:10

St. Phillip's Fast, also called the Nativity Fast . November 15, 2011 By Demetrius. Advent Wreath from All Saints of North America Parish in Middlebrook, VA. Please read and enjoy these links for information about the Nativity Fast , which begins ...

Ex occidente ad orientem: The beginning of the Nativity Fast

Chris, myorthodoxjourney.blogspot.com
2011-11-15 04:04:00

On November 15, the Holy Orthodox Churches on the Revised Julian (i.e. New) Calendar begin the Nativity Fast in preparation for the Incarnation of our Lord and God and Saviour. During this time, for those who have the ...