The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

"Following Great Lent, which is 40 days ... resurrection from the death as 'Easter,'" Halkias said. "It is called 'Pascha,' which means 'passover.' It is not the old Passover, where lamb's ...

One week before Pascha, Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, and six weeks before that, Great Lent begins, which is a period of increased prayer and fasting as we prepare for the resurrection of Jesus ...

According to History.com, Orthodox Easter is also the conclusion of "Great Lent," a 40-day period of ... otherwise known as Pascha. While Easter falls anywhere between March 22 and April 25 ...

Clean Monday is the first day of the Forty Days of Lent, celebrated by the Orthodox Church. It marks the beginning of the Great Fast, the preparatory ... to purify himself and get ready for Easter, or ...

An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving our Neighbor.” Christians in the Coptic Orthodox Church prepare ...