Coptic Church Fast & Feasts
A Journey Through The Great Lent
By: GEORGE YOUSSEF
The Great Lent is undoubtedly the holiest fast observed by the Coptic Orthodox Church. During the Great Lent, we fast for a total of fifty five days; seven days from the preparation week, forty days to fast as Our Lord fasted in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights (Matthew 4:2), one day for Lazarus Saturday, and the seven last days for Holy Week [1]. It is important to constantly
By: GEORGE YOUSSEF
“The Holy Week of Pascha is central in the church life. It is a celebration of God the Heavenly Father’s love. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). It is also a living remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ, “who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God” (Hebrews 9:14).
-Holy Pascha: Order of Holy Week Services in the Coptic Orthodox Church
The word “Pascha” translates to “Passover” which refers to the angel of death that passed over the houses of the Hebrews. These houses were sprinkled with the blood of the Passover lamb, symbolizing the sacrifice of the Cross. Pascha is the name given to the period between Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The entire Holy
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| Tue Apr 16 @ 4:00PM - 07:00PM Divine Liturgy Service |
| Wed Apr 17 @ 8:00AM - 11:00AM Divine Liturgy Service |
| Wed Apr 17 @ 6:30PM - 07:00PM Evening Prayers |
| Wed Apr 17 @ 7:00PM - 08:00PM Pope Shenouda and St Macrina ladies meeting |
| Wed Apr 17 @ 7:00PM - 08:00PM Hymns Class |
| Thu Apr 18 @ 3:00PM - 06:00PM Divine Liturgy Service |
| Thu Apr 18 @ 6:30PM - 08:30PM Midnight praises for girls and Women |
| Thu Apr 18 @ 7:30PM - 09:00PM Graduate Fellowship Meeting |
| Fri Apr 19 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Divine Liturgy Service |
| Fri Apr 19 @ 5:45PM - 07:00PM Evening Prayers and Tasbeha |
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| Fri Apr 26 @ 8:00AM - 01:00PM Last Friday of the Great Lent (Unction of the sick and Liturgy) |
| Sun Apr 28 @ 4:00AM - 08:30AM Palm Sunday 1st Divine Liturgy Service (includes the procession of the Palm & the General Funeral Prayer) |
| Sun Apr 28 @ 7:00AM - 12:00PM Palm Sunday 2nd Divine Liturgy Service (includes the procession of the Palm & the General Funeral Prayer) |
| Sun Apr 28 @ 8:30AM - 01:00PM Palm Sunday 3rd Divine Liturgy Service (includes only the General Funeral Prayer) |
| Sun Apr 28 @ 5:30PM - 09:00PM Evening Pascha |
| Mon Apr 29 @ 6:00AM - 07:30AM 1st Pascha |
| Mon Apr 29 @10:00AM - 12:00PM 2nd Pascha |
| Mon Apr 29 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM 3rd Pascha |
| Tue Apr 30 @ 6:00AM - 07:30AM 1st Pascha |
| Tue Apr 30 @10:00AM - 12:00PM 2nd Pascha |
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