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Triodion - Sundays in Preparation for Great Lent

During the three week pre-Lenten season the church prepares us for repentance. She urges us to prepare ourselves through gradual diet modification and instructing us with themes of humility, judgment, repentance and forgiveness. The period is bounded by four Sundays.

More information the Sundays of Triodion

Great Lent Information on Great Lent

Guidelines for the Lenten fast
More on fasting
The Meaning of the Great Fast by MOTHER MARY AND BISHOP KALLISTOS WARE

Living the Orthodox Christian Faith

• Ten Points for Living the Orthodox Life -
    Quick Guide to Orthodox Way of Life - Outlines path
    Christ, the Apostles and the Church Fathers gave us
    to prepare for our Salvation and union with God.
    It's a path everyone can follow.

• Prayer - Come closer to God through Daily Prayer, the Jesus prayer and more. One of the most comprehensive online sources on Orthodox Prayer.

• Fasting - Why fast and guidelines
• Sacraments and Special Services -
Baptism, Chrismation, Holy Communion, Confession, Unction, Matrimony, Ordination and more.
• Bible Study - Guidelines for study and references.

• Divine Liturgy - NEW! Comprehensive information on the Divine Liturgy and Holy
                                       Communion.

• Articles, Sacred Music, Icon Gallery, Angels, Saints
• Orthodox Teachings on the End Times
• Monastic Life - Paracletos Monastery, Mount Athos and more
• Feasts of the Virgin Mary the Theotokos - Learn about the
    incredible life of the Virgin Mary the Theotokos thru the major
    feasts of the Church dedicated to Her.
• Feast of Pentecost - The celebration of the Holy Spirit.
    Why is this feast so important?
• Study Links - Comprehensive links for study of the Orthodox Faith, online magazines and     Journals, and sources for Books, icons and religious items.

• An Online Catechism - Orthodox Way of Life - A complete online manual on the dogma and     teachings of the Church that underlie the Orthodox way of life that prepare us to receive     God's grace for our Union with Him.

Foundations of Orthodox Faith - a 12 week class given twice a year at the Saint George Cathedral. Email or call 864-233-8531 for information.

What's New

Divine Liturgy - NEW!

Icon - Panagia Soumela

• The Incredible story

New Section - Feasts of the Theotokos

• Feasts of the Theotokos
Explore the life of the Virgin Mary.

New Section - Angels
• Angels
Discover the Orthodox teachings about Angels

New Section - Saints

• Saints
Learn why we pray to the saints. See excellent video on what the Orthodox Church believes about Saints.

New Articles
• Preaching the Gospel of Christ in the Modern World
By Hieromonk Damascene

"People are suffering and dying for the lack of God—and we can help give God to them. The love of many has truly grown cold in our days—but let us not be cold."

• The Way of Spiritual Transformation
by Hieromonk Damascene
"We have been called out of this world in order to be- come citizens of another world: the Kingdom of God. That Kingdom begins now, in this life, continues after we leave this world, and will reach its consummation at the Second Coming of our Savior. In order to dwell in that Kingdom, to be its citizens, we must be transformed."