tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post5289506740251323104..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Important keynote address by EP on upcoming CouncilByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-32962715918837135142016-01-27T15:40:29.135-06:002016-01-27T15:40:29.135-06:00"... the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commissio..."... the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission[2] made the following suggestions:<br />1. All the ordinances on fasting in force today shall be observed fully by monastics and by as many of the clergy and devout laity who wish and are able to do so.<br />2. For other Christians, who have difficulty in observing the strict ordinances on fasting in force today, because of special circumstances applying to each of them, whether these be because of climate, way of life, difficulties of diet or in finding suitable food for the fast and so on, and, moreover, so that the holy institution of fasting should not be abandoned by the people of God, we propose the following:<br />3. The Orthodox Church may allow a partial dispensation for cooked food to facilitate Christians, and this dispensation should be understood as a gradual easing, depending on the circumstances, as tolerance or a milder form of fasting.<br />4. It is proposed that Wednesday and Friday fasts be observed throughout the year, but with a dispensation for oil and fish, except during times of fasting. This ordinance regarding Wednesday and Friday does not apply if the Elevation of the Precious Cross or the Beheading of the Forerunner fall on these days; likewise, the eve of Epiphany, and Wednesdays and Fridays in Great Lent.<br />5. The ordinances concerning the dispensation from fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays remain in force, as regards the weeks when there is no fasting at all. There is thus no fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays in the period from Thomas Sunday until the Ascension.<br />6. The length of the Fast of Great Lent should remain as it is, according to the ordinances of the Paschalio and the Typiko. The existing ordinances regarding quantity and kind of nourishment shall be retained in the first week and in Passion Week. On the other days, from the 2nd week of the Fast up to and including Palm Sunday, there should be a dispensation for oil and fish, except on Wednesdays and Fridays (see 4).<br />7. Regarding the Christmas Fast, the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission has two proposals to make: a) either it should be shortened by half (three weeks) and begin the day after the feast of Saint Barbara, with fish and oil being allowed except for the last five days or b) it should remain as 40 days, with oil and wine permitted on all days, except the first three and the last three, when a strict fast should be observed.<br />8. The Apostle’s Fast should be restricted to 8 days before the feast, if there are more than that number of days between the Sunday of All Saints and the Feast of the Apostles. During this fast, fish and oil are to be allowed.<br />9. The fast of 15 August shall be retained, as regards the length, but there shall be a dispensation for oil and fish on all days, except Wednesdays and Fridays.<br />10. Should the feasts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and the Dormition of the Mother of God fall on a Wednesday or Friday, there is a dispensation from fasting, since there has been a period of fasting leading up to the feast.<br />11. If the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission accepts these proposals, the people shall be informed accordingly regarding the alterations."<br /><br />source: http://pemptousia.com/2015/12/the-fast-in-the-pre-synodal-discussions/<br />Fr. Gregory Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674042923019379740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-34019428986750055192016-01-27T15:17:07.499-06:002016-01-27T15:17:07.499-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jason Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600553384258780937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-40704877652622789082016-01-27T15:17:01.929-06:002016-01-27T15:17:01.929-06:00Antioch has a practice of not fasting between Pasc...Antioch has a practice of not fasting between Pascha and the Ascension. Then there's the Russian practice of no oil compared to everyone else just not using olive oil. That's all I can think of.Jason Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600553384258780937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-41719568248252898232016-01-26T19:50:10.867-06:002016-01-26T19:50:10.867-06:00I honestly have not heard any controversy about ou...I honestly have not heard any controversy about our fasting rules. I was wondering if anybody knew why this is suddenly an issue for debate and modificaion?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717944794291192192noreply@blogger.com