Nativity fast — Fr. John Peck

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On The Nativity Fast: Preparation For The Soul

November 19, 2013 By Fr. John Peck

from Monachos.Net ‘Make ready, O Bethlehem: let the manger be prepared, let the cave show its welcome. The truth has come, the shadow has passed away…’ The herald of the pending miracle begins. It is the Eve of the Nativity as these words are sung. The transformation of the world, the birth of God, is […]

Shifting Focus: Why Do We Fast Before Nativity?

November 10, 2013 By Fr. John Peck

This Friday (November 15th) we begin the Nativity Fast. We fast before the Great Feast of the Nativity in order to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Our Lord’s birth. As in the case of Great Lent, the Nativity Fast is one of preparation, during which we focus on the coming of the Savior by […]

On The Nativity Fast: Preparation For The Soul

Shifting Focus: Why Do We Fast Before Nativity?

How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of Peace.

We must be super-conservative in preserving the Orthodox faith, and super-modern in propagating it.

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.