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 “Have Mercy on Me, O God”: The First Step into Great Lent Gallery “Have Mercy on Me, O God”: The First Step into Great Lent A Living Legacy of Faith and Service: Lewytzkyj Seminarian Scholarships Presented at St. Sophia Seminary Gallery A Living Legacy of Faith and Service: Lewytzkyj Seminarian Scholarships Presented at St. Sophia Seminary Col. Matthew Bogdanos named recipient of 2026 Marica Vicek Prize in Art History Gallery Col. Matthew Bogdanos named recipient of 2026 Marica Vicek Prize in Art History Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issues message for Great Lent Gallery Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issues message for Great Lent ‘The Church is not a museum’: The ministry of Metropolitan Gerasimos Gallery ‘The Church is not a museum’: The ministry of Metropolitan Gerasimos