The great fasting season provides us with a sacred opportunity to engage in repentance works


Metropolit Beirut and its dependencies to the Orthodox Bishop Elias Odeh, the Mass service in St. George’s Cathedral, in the presence of a crowd of believers.









After the gospel, he threw a sermon in which he said: “Our holy church arranged that the fifth Sunday of the forty -year -old fasting is dedicated to the memory of our righteous mother, the Egyptian Mary. Orthodoxy. For our mind in the way he responds to the experiences. In humility, remorse, real sadness and crying on our sins.

He added: “The great fasting season provides us with a sacred opportunity to engage in the actions of repentance, fasting, prayer and charity, while we prepare to live the memory of the pain of our Lord Jesus Christ, His death and his resurrection. The neighborhood and the intercession, we offer our hearts and our lives to God, asking his guidance and grace to overcome experiences and sin. It is the secret of repentance and confession. The Orthodox tradition teaches us that recognition is not just a formal work, but a sacred meeting with the living God who gives us the gift of reconciliation and restore the company with him. Our sins are forgiven by the prayers of the priest and the grace of the Holy Spirit, so we reconcile with God and his church, and we prepare to deal with the sacraments with merit.

He continued: “To that, repentance is necessary for our participation in the time of the Holy Passover, because it prepares us to enter the fullness of the resurrection of Christ. So we are approaching the bright Easter, we are called to convert to the pure secret with hearts that are purified by repentance and renewed with grace. On sin and selfishness, and we will rise to Jeddah life in Christ, participating in his victory over sin and death.

He concluded: “In conclusion, repentance is the gate until the time of the Holy Passover, which is a journey of transformation and a sacred renewal that leads us to celebrate the glow of the resurrection of Christ. While we continue to“ our struggle in fasting ”, we must repent with humility and crushing, asking God’s mercy and forgiveness with sincere hearts. Fasting with discipline, and prayer warmly, and giving generous To receive the existing Lord from the dead with hearts burning with love and joy.


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