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'''Great Lent''' is the period of preparation leading up to [[Holy Week]] or and [[Pascha]]. The divine services of Great Lent are governed by the [[Lenten Triodion]].
Following [[Meatfare Sunday]], meats are removed from the diet. Following [[Cheesefare Sunday]] (also known as [[Forgiveness Sunday]]), dairy will be is removed, initiating the strict [[fasting]] of Great Lent.
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:1. [[Sunday of Orthodoxy]] ([[Gospel of John|John]] 1:43-51),
:2. [[Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas]],
:3. [[Sunday of the http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Holy Cross]],
:4. [[Sunday of St. John Climacus]], and
:5. [[Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt]].
==Church Fathers below on Great Lent==
==See also==