View Larger Image Homily on Clean Monday – The Beginning of Holy and Great Lent This post was originally published on this siteToday, we commence our annual pilgrimage to Holy Pascha – a sacred journey of Forty Days and Forty Nights, from which we emerge into the Holiest Week of the year, and the Passover from death to life. oia2021-03-16T01:30:23+00:00March 15th, 2021|Jurisdictions| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditTumblrPinterestVkEmail Related Posts Communiqué of the Holy Eparchial Synod, 22 July 2026 Gallery Communiqué of the Holy Eparchial Synod, 22 July 2026 HCHC launches ‘The Catechist’ certificate program Gallery HCHC launches ‘The Catechist’ certificate program Ecumenical Patriarch: ‘Authentic theology and closed-mindedness are mutually exclusive’ Gallery Ecumenical Patriarch: ‘Authentic theology and closed-mindedness are mutually exclusive’ Mercy as a Spiritual Front: An Orthodox Reflection on the Humanitarian Ministry of the Church During the War in Ukraine Gallery Mercy as a Spiritual Front: An Orthodox Reflection on the Humanitarian Ministry of the Church During the War in Ukraine Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulates Archbishop-elect Apostolos of Canada Gallery Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulates Archbishop-elect Apostolos of Canada