Today marks the beginning of the Nativity Fast in Christian tradition — a time of reflection, preparation and spiritual focus leading up to Christmas.
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Nativity Fast begins the Christmas season for Orthodox Christians - Religious Holidays SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15: Millions of Orthodox Christians across the globe are turning, today, toward the season of Jesus’s birth—which they refer to as the Nativity—with the start of the Nativity Fast.…

In this week's "Religious Holidays and Festivals" blog post Stephanie Fenton shares, "Nativity Fast begins the Christmas season for Orthodox Christians" #NativityFast #OrthodoxChristian

"In the remaining weeks of the Nativity Fast, we must look toward Christ with the urgent expectation of that blind beggar who let nothing stop him from persistently calling for mercy from the depths of his heart." easternchristianinsights.com/2024/11/30/r... #Orthodox #NativityFast #Advent #Abilene

Following the Theotokos in Becoming a Living Temple of the God-Man in Preparation for Christmas: Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost & Thirteenth Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church ... In order to enter into the great joy of the Lord’s birth, we must pray, fast, give generously to our needy neighbors, and confess and repent of our sins in order gain the spiritual clarity necessary t...

This feast obviously points us to Christmas, the Nativity in the flesh of our Savior, Who makes it possible for us to become “partakers of the divine nature” by grace.

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