Orthodox ConceptsApostles' Fast
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Apostles' Fast
Variable-length fast between Pentecost and the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, modeling missionary zeal.
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Fasts and feasts that immerse the faithful in the life of Christ and the Theotokos.
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Great Lent
→Forty-day fast leading to Holy Week, marked by increased prayer, prostrations, Presanctified Liturgies, and almsgiving.
Holy Week and Pascha
→Culmination of the liturgical year commemorating the Passion, Cross, Descent into Hades, and Resurrection of Christ.
Twelve Great Feasts
→Principal feasts celebrating events in the life of Christ and the Theotokos, including the Nativity and Transfiguration.