LENT - The seven weeks of fasting in preparation for the glorious Resurrection of Christ. The faithful attend special prayer services, go to confession and Holy Communion. Each Sunday is designated for special commemoration

• the first Sunday is the Triumph of Orthodoxy,
• the second -  St. Gregory of Palama,
• third - Veneration of the Cross,
• fourth - St. Climacus,
• fifth - St. Mary of Egypt, 
• sixth - Palm Sunday.

On Sunday's the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is celebrated (except the sixth). On Wednesdays and Fridays the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is served.