Tag: Great Lent preparation

Spirituality

Orthodox Christians begin Cheesefare Week ahead of Great Lent

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
16.02.2026

Orthodox Christians enter Cheesefare Week on Monday, the final stage of preparation for Great Lent, a period during which the faithful abstain from meat but may consume dairy products, eggs and fish. The discipline of…

Homilies

Patriarch Daniel says salvation depends on care for the suffering

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
16.02.2026

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday underscored the responsibility Christians bear toward those in distress, saying that “our salvation depends on our attitude toward them.” Patriarch Daniel attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the historic…