Christ the Savior ~ Holy Spirit Orthodox Church; V. Rev. Steven Kostoff, Rector

Updated March 31, 2010

The Great Fast ~ The Whole Person ~ The Total Effort

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We offer the following to strengthen us all for our Lenten Journey together:

Lenten Meditations from Fr. Steven - Now with subscription and comments features! — We strive to post these immediately as they appear, though certainly on a weekly basis.
Great Lent ~ Resources for the Journey. — Our Special Section devoted to strengthening us all for the Fast,
featuring articles on Lent, suggested books, recordings, cookbooks, and
online stores and resources to help you immerse yourself in the
beautiful "bright sadness" of this holy season leading us to our Lord's
Pascha and eternal joy in the Kingdom of God!

Great Lent Brochure for 2010 NOW POSTED! - Complete with our full Lenten Schedule, fasting info, Holy Week Services, and edifying articles and quotes. (Approx 1MB printable PDF file each.)

Outside: featuring article and quotes on the True Meaning of Fasting.
Inside: Full Schedule for Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha
Copies to be available in church beginning Sunday, Feb 14 (Forgiveness/Cheesefare Sunday).

Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha Services are also posted on our Worship Schedule page on a convenient pop-up and printable calendar!

SPECIAL FEATURES
Links and Downloads:

TIMING THE PASSION AND HOLY WEEK (pdf): A special article by Dr Anton C. Vrame, Director of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Compares and makes it easy to follow the four Gospel accounts. Used by permission. (Posted 3/31/10)
JOURNEY THROUGH HOLY WEEK: Special series of articles by Fr. Thomas Hopko added 3/27/10
HOLY WEEK SERVICE BOOKS from SVS Press

On Repentance That Leads to Joy - on St John Climacus (Monachos.net)
Fasting Abundantly - special article on OrthodoxyToday.org
Notes on 'The Meaning of Great Lent', by Archbishop Kallistos Ware (from The Lenten Triodion)
Archbishop Kallistos' complete text:

The Lenten Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian - with notes and explanation from Fr Steven
Special Great Lent messages from St Gregory Palamas Monastery:

Monachos.net: Resources for Great Lent: A special section of Monachos.net, with hymns from the Triodion, patristic resources, icons and much more. Includes the Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete complete text.
St Theophan the Recluse - Four Homilies on Prayer; Classic texts on prayer by the revered 19th century Russian Bishop and translator/editor of the Philokalia:

May Christ our True God richly bless your Lenten Journey!

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