Some characteristics of this fast are: It’s the only fast that varies – Ends July 12 but starts the day after the Feast of Pentecost. This feast does not come the same day every year. Therefore, the Apostles’ Fast can vary from 18 days to 49 days. Abstaining from food till a certain hour of the day is done Mondays thru Fridays…

When the Sunday for the Feast of the Resurrection is determined, the Sunday before that is declared Hosanna Sunday. Then, the Church sets aside the seven weeks prior and the seven weeks after. The week in the middle is the Paschal Week of our Savior. The seven weeks prior are a part of the Great Fast. The seven weeks after are the…

We thank our Lord for having brought us to this holy season once more, in which the Church guides us in giving many types of offerings unto God our Father, advancing ourselves to become a better reflection of our Savior and a finer tool for His work.The Holy Spirit has guided the Church in designing these holy days for us, that when…

Jonah/Nineveh Fast is Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, February 22-24. This fast holds two purposes: 1. Preparation for the Great Fast (Lent) which always starts two weeks later. 2. That it sets the spirit of the Great Fast… repentance, pleading in prayer, strictness, and self-discipline. This fast follows the same practices of the Great Fast – No fish and longer abstaining hours (by…