Synaxarion for Meatfare Sunday

On Meatfare Sunday, we commemorate the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and His impartial Judgment.
The Last Judgment: Meatfare Sunday
This Sunday is called “Meat-Fare” because during the week following it a limited fasting – abstention from meat – is prescribed by the Church. This prescription is to be understood in the light of what has been said about the meaning of preparation. The Church begins now to “adjust” us to the great effort which […]