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The journey to Holy Pascha (Easter) continues. 🌿
Today, on the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, we honor Saint Mary of Egypt — only two weeks remain! ✝️
#GreatLent #Orthodox #Pascha2026 #FaithJourney #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
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Marking March 27th: A day of deep devotion as we celebrate the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos and the “Unfading Rose” (Rodon Amaranton) of Piraeus.
Only 16 days remain until Holy Pascha (Easter). 🙏🌹
#AkathistHymn #Orthodoxy #GreatLent #Faith #RodonAmaranton #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
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"The ascent continues. On this Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Saint John Climacus (of the Ladder), may the Lord grant us strength to climb onward.
Only 21 days until Holy Pascha (Easter)."
#GreatLent #Orthodoxy
#SpiritualJourney #Faith
#JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
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"Chanting today the Fourth Stasis of the Salutations (Chairetismoi) to the Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary).
– 23 days before Holy Pascha (Easter).
The Akathist Hymn – Fourth Stasis" 🙏
#Orthodox #GreatLent #Salutations #AkathistHymn #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
Fr. Dr. Renjan Mathew explores the true purpose of Great Lent which underlies the Lenten practices of the Church.
May God bless all of you! #UrhoTheWay #Lent #Fast #GreatLent
youtu.be/IchzYdapHOI?...
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The countdown continues: only 30 days until Holy Pascha (Easter)! ⏳🙏
Standing before the Third Salutations to the Theotokos (Virgin Mary). 🌸
A journey of faith and preparation. ⛪✨
#GreatLent #Orthodox #EasterCountdown
#Faith #GreekOrthodox #Spirituality #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
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"Reflecting on the Second Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas).
A reminder of the light within and the journey toward Holy Pascha (Easter) — only 35 days to go!" 🙏
#GreatLent #Orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #Pascha2026 #Faith #RoadToPascha #Spirituality
#JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
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Today is the Second Friday of the Salutations to the Virgin Mary (B' Chairetismoi).
We are now 37 days away from Holy Pascha (Easter).
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#Orthodoxy #GreatLent #RoadToPascha #Easter2026 #GreekOrthodox #Faith
#Spirituality #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
As we have entered into the season of Lent, Fr. Dr. Renjan Mathew explores why Lent still matters today in our modern context.
youtu.be/HKaTfofceeA?...
#UrhoTheWay #Lent #GreatLent #Fast
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The First Friday of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary).
44 days until Holy Pascha (Easter).
A journey of faith and preparation begins. 🙏✨
#FirstSalutations #GreatLent #OrthodoxPascha #OrthodoxChristian #FaithJourney #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
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Wishing everyone a blessed and peaceful Great Lent. Clean Monday marks the beginning of a 48-day journey toward Pascha (Easter).
May it be a time of reflection and renewal. 🙏✨
#CleanMonday #GreatLent #OrthodoxEaster #GreekTraditions #JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
A somber 19th‑century interior scene of a church or chapel where people stand in a quiet line. At the center, an elderly, stooped man in a long beige coat leans on a cane and approaches a priest in white robes, who stands behind a dark wooden railing and reaches out a hand offering ashes. Around them, several women and children in dark, modest clothing watch, including a little girl in a red hooded cape who stands beside a taller woman in a gray dress on the right; both have ashes on their foreheads. The background is filled with wooden paneling and columns, and the floor is patterned with black‑and‑white tiles, giving the painting a subdued, devotional atmosphere. painting, Ash Wednesday by Charles de Groux, 1866, courtesy Stedelijk Museum Wuyts-Van Campen en Baron Caroly (#136776), Lier, Belgium
To those who observe, you are marked on #AshWednesday with a cross of #hope, not just #repentance. May you find grace
Western Christians begin #Lent on Feb 18 2026
Orthodox Christians begin #GreatLent Feb 23
Both count back from #Easter but approx #vernalequinox differently
#Calendar #histsci 🍎
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"Today, marks Meatfare Sunday, the third Sunday of the Triodion period. We are 56 days away from Holy Pascha (Orthodox Easter), preparing our hearts and minds for the journey of Great Lent. 🙏✨"
#MeatfareSunday #Orthodox
#GreatLent #Faith #Tradition
#JohnRoss7 #BlueSky
#Orthodoxy #Christianity #ChurchFathers #Saints #Patristics #GreatLent #Cumberland #MD #WV #PotomacHighlands
Today marks the beginning of Great Lent for Christians in the UK. A time for reflection, repentance, and spiritual renewal. 🙏 #GreatLent #ChristianTradition
🧀 Cheesefare Sunday! A day for forgiveness and preparing our hearts for Great Lent. May we all find peace and reconciliation, and for those who celebrate the day, enjoy your last day of dairy before the Lenten Fest. #CheesefareSunday #GreatLent
PASSIONATE SONGS ▪ 2025 🎶💜
#СтрасніПісні #ВеликийПіст #PassionateSongs #GreatLent www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb_F...
According to the #Täwaḥədo calendar, #GreatLent started yesterday for some members of the #OrientalOrthodox lung of the Church.
The start of #Gregorian #Lent is nearing, too.
