Holy Great Fast
"The three people, who stood in radiance and glorious light on
the Mount of Transfiguration, were people who brought fasting
to perfection. For every one of them fasted for forty days and
forty nights.
These were: Our Lord Jesus Christ, may glory be to Him. (Matt 4:2),
Moses (Ex 34:28), and
Elijah (1 Kings 19:8).
This magnificent scene, conceal behind it an important message
that is, by conquering the body through fasting, the spirit
becomes manifest and the body is transfigured
Our Lord Jesus Christ selected two people who fasted to be
with Him on the mount of transfiguration showing their
transfigured nature in eternity. Was their body not the same as
those who conquered their body through fasting? What else was said about fasting?"
--His Holiness Pope Shenouda III
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Holy GreatFast
February 8 – March 26
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