Yes, in theory, in fact the fasts of Wednesday and Friday are supposed to be similar to the fast of Great Lent. You can read about this here : http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/exo_fasting.aspx
Please, note however that between Easter and Ascencion (or Pentecost, I would need to check) , Wednesday ...
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- Thu 5 March 2015 2:10 pm
- Forum: Praxis
- Topic: Fasting = one meal per day?
- Replies: 71
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- Thu 5 March 2015 11:05 am
- Forum: Praxis
- Topic: Fasting = one meal per day?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 56085
Re: Fasting = one meal per day?
Jean-Serge, the Wednesday/Friday fasts that are not apart of any seasonal fast, are these one meal per day also?
- Tue 3 March 2015 4:59 pm
- Forum: Praxis
- Topic: Knocking on Wood & Making the Sign of the Cross
- Replies: 6
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Re: Knocking on Wood & Making the Sign of the Cross
Sorry Maria.
...In our daily prayers we beseech God to deliver us from the evil one. “Be sober, be vigilant;” warns us Apostle Peter, “because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” (I Peter, 5:8) He lurks about, seeking an opportunity to ruin our ...
...In our daily prayers we beseech God to deliver us from the evil one. “Be sober, be vigilant;” warns us Apostle Peter, “because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” (I Peter, 5:8) He lurks about, seeking an opportunity to ruin our ...
- Tue 3 March 2015 11:08 am
- Forum: Praxis
- Topic: Knocking on Wood & Making the Sign of the Cross
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5101
- Tue 3 March 2015 10:19 am
- Forum: Book and Media Reviews
- Topic: RUSSIAN AUTOCRACY AND ENGLISH MONARCHY by Vladimir Moss
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16630
Re: RUSSIAN AUTOCRACY AND ENGLISH MONARCHY by Vladimir Moss
Do not mistake the dead for the living.
Christ is victorious.
- Mon 2 March 2015 4:53 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: NOVA: Quantum Leap = It takes a leap to believe
- Replies: 45
- Views: 29649
Re: NOVA: Quantum Leap = It takes a leap to believe
Cyprian wrote:Apparently that's how they wanted Mr. Tumnus, as Pan, to be understood.
Pan is the Devil, as Beelzebub is the Devil.
Pan, according to the Hellenic writers at the time (such as Plutarch), died around the time of the Crucifixion/Resurrection. The Crucifixion/Resurrection killed the Devil.
- Sun 1 March 2015 3:49 pm
- Forum: Sacred Scripture
- Topic: Jacob and Esau
- Replies: 4
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Re: Jacob and Esau
the elder Leah, with weak eyes, a type of the synagogue; the younger the beautiful Rachel, a type of the Church,
This quote serves the Jews. It is a ghastly comparison.
The following quote serves Truth: "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."
God loved Leah, he heard her prayers and she ...
This quote serves the Jews. It is a ghastly comparison.
The following quote serves Truth: "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."
God loved Leah, he heard her prayers and she ...