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Holy Great Fast

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › Prayer, Fasting and Worship › Holy Great Fast

The question

What is the correct Rite for the Divine Liturgy of the Sunday proceeding the first Sunday of the Holy Great Fast?

The answer

The correct rite is to start the Holy Great Fast Rites from the Reading of the Holy Gospel onward. This includes the response to the Holy Gospel - "our Father - Je Peniout"; the aspasmos "Je Ekooush"; the Communion Response "Fasted for Us"; and the concluding hymn saying "Our Lord Jesus Christ who fasted for us forty days and forty nights to save us from our sins."

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