St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor, MI

Saint Nicholas
Greek Orthodox Church

3109 Scio Church Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

Telephone: 734 / 332 - 8200

Fax: 734 / 332 - 8201

E-Mail - Church Office: secretary@stnickaa.org

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Our Parish Priest,
Reverend Father Nicolaos H. Kotsis,
Under the spiritual and ecclesiastical shepherding
of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of the
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit
of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
under the jurisdiction of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Fasting Guidelines
As Prescribed by the Orthodox Church

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WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

Every Wednesday and Friday is to be observed with fasting unless some important feast takes precedence over the fast (see exceptions below). The fast on Wednesday is in memory of the betrayal of the Lord, and the fast on Friday is in remembrance of His Passion and Death upon the Cross.

SPECIAL FAST DAYS

August 29         The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
September 14   The Elevation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
January 5          The Eve of the Epiphany

(These are strict fast days in which holy tradition teaches us that we should fast on these days from meat, meat products, fish, dairy products, olive oil, and wine).

LENT, THE GREAT FAST

Lent begins the forty days before Palm Sunday, on the Monday after Cheese-Fare Sunday, and lasts until the evening preceding Palm Sunday.

HOLY WEEK

Holy Week is a special fast in honor of our Lord's Passion and lasts from the evening of Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday.

THE FAST OF THE HOLY APOSTLES

The Fast of the Holy Apostles begins on the Monday after All Saints' Sunday (the Sunday following Pentecost) and lasts until June 29, the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. The fast varies in length according to the date of Pascha.

THE FAST OF THE THEOTOKOS

The fast which precedes the Feast of the Falling asleep of the All Holy Theotokos begins on August 1 and lasts until August 14.

THE CHRISTMAS FAST

The fast before Christmas begins on November 15 and lasts until December 24.

PERIODS WHEN THERE IS NO FASTING

All Saturdays, except Holy Saturday
December 25 - January 5
The week following the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican
The week following Pascha
The week following Pentecost

If you still have any questions concerning fasting please direct them to Rev. Father Nicolaos H. Kotsis.

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