PRE-LENTEN RESOURCES
Special Articles from Fr. Steven:
Dear Parish Faithful, As we “gird our loins” for the lenten struggle that commences Monday, February 27, I will periodically send out some reminders about the various types of practices that we embrace on a more intense level during this season. There are three such articles attached to this letter, dealing respectively with prayer, almsgiving and fasting. Please read them carefully at your convenience.
In Christ,Fr. Steven+ + +
Additional Resources
The Pre-Lenten SundaysSpecial pages for each of the Pre-Lenten Sundays, rich with inspiring exhortations on the major themes on our road to Great Lent.
These bullet points barely scratch the surface of the depths of insights our Orthodox Faith offers us for this profound season of repentance. Spend some time here as we journey towards the 'bright sadness' of Great Lent.
Fr. Steven's MeditationsBeginning with the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Fr Steven has been sharing frequent, brief excerpts from the teachings of the Fathers, as well as short articles by modern writers, to stir us to deeper personal examination, more full understanding, and true repentance. These small, daily doses are great helps as we approach Great Lent.Our Great Lent pageThis special page on our website hosts numerous articles free for download and links to additional sites of interest to help make our lenten effort more fruitful.Great Lent ~ Resources for the JourneyThis unique Christ the Savior blog of suggested books, recordings, videos, and much, much more, provides helpful tools for us as we seek to acquire the Lenten spirit of joyful contrition and prayerful stillness. Newly updated and refreshed for 2012, this page will continue to be added to during the course of the Fast. MYSTAGOGY Blog: Triodion Resource PageA large selection of rich articles on the pre-lenten Sundays, featuring teachings of St Gregory Palamas, St Cyril of Alexandria, the Desert fathers, and many others. Continuously updated throughout the Pre-Lenten and Lenten season.The Pre-Lenten Sundaysand other introductory articles on Great Lent, on the OCA website.
