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The symbolism of numbers 40 According to ancient tradition, Saturday and Sunday in the Eastern Chur

It begins Lent (forties): Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava
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In the Monday, February 11, 2013 according to the Gregorian calendar (the Julian calendar this year is about five weeks later) in the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia begins Lent, therefore forties. This is a forty-day Lenten period, mug warmer preparations for Easter, which is the Greek Catholic Church called Pascha. Lenten liturgy prepares for the celebration of the Paschal (Passover) mystery both catechumens (announced candidates for baptism), and for them in the liturgy teaches special prayers, as well as believers that reminds them of baptism, who accepted and encourages them to repentance.
According to the Lenten discipline of the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia (approved by the Council hierarchy) is the first day of the forties and Friday of Holy Week (Good Friday) strict or austere fasting, that is true abstinence from meat, milk and eggs with fasting - that is allowed once a day to eat saturated mug warmer and admits to more than twice snacks. On Wednesday and Friday during the forties is maintained abstinence from meat (enjoy the vegetarian dishes).
The Lenten period is unadorned altar flowers. Throughout the forties used dark red liturgical color of liturgical vestments and altar sails. Liturgical Regulations for those who pray Liturgy of the Hours (especially monks in monasteries) prescribes that during the forties for one week twice successively prayed the entire Psalter (Psalms 150), which is divided into smaller units.
Forties history going back to the Apostles. The early Christian communities on the day of the Jewish Passover commemorated Christ's suffering and death in this day observe fasting. According to historical sources, the so-called. the Pascal observe some fast one day, others two days, others even longer. In the 2nd and 3rd century. gradually shifted mug warmer the fasting period for Passover, so. predpaschálny fasting. In the 3rd century. in some churches predpaschálny fasting lasted a whole week. This week, we now call these painful week (or Holy Week) and it's a week before Easter. End of the 3rd century. mug warmer Lent lasted longer than 40 days. From the 4th century. First, we have clear testimony of štyridsaťdennom predpaschálnom Mail (Nicene Council). While in the 4th century. already mug warmer forties brought to the Church of the East and the West, not even the exact name and not imposed uniformly. In the West Veľkopôstne extended period later than the East.
The symbolism of numbers 40 According to ancient tradition, Saturday and Sunday in the Eastern Church not for fast days. In order to achieve the number 40, fasting was extended from six to seven weeks. Western (Latin Church) had six weeks Veľkopôstne period, as well as Saturday counts in Lenten days; Lent was thus in the West only 36 days. In order to achieve the full 40 days of fasting, the Western Church in the 7th century. added four more days at the beginning of Lent. Western Church begins its Veľkopôstne period on Ash Wednesday; The eastern two days earlier.
In the Eastern Church takes practice fasting 36 days and a half. Seven weeks of Lent without Saturdays and Sundays forms (7 x 5 =) 35 days. To this must be added more great Saturday and half the night before the feast of the Passover, which is also still being considered Lenten mug warmer time. (Thus, for example. Western Church, in regions where it is the custom mug warmer to celebrate the Passover dishes, faithful are allowed to enjoy these dishes mug warmer consecrated on Saturday evening, while in the Eastern Church until Easter mug warmer Sunday morning). Lent in the Greek Catholic Church thus takes on 36.5, which represents one tenth of the year.
According to another interpretation of the first five weeks Lent and five days of the sixth week (5 7 plus 5) together give the 40 days of Lent. So counting 40-day fast in Kiev-Pechersk Lavre. And just six weeks - not excluding Saturday and Sunday - are counted together. But that was not (6 7) 42 days fasting, the last day of Lent counted Lazarová Friday before Saturday. On that day, says the chronicler, ends 40-day fast. These painful (the Great) a week is not considered to Sv. Forties.
Number 40 is like the numbers 3, 7, 9 from the earliest biblical mug warmer times symbolic meaning. Therefore, given to fasting predpaschálneho rather symbolic than literal understanding. References in the Old Testament: 40-day flood (Genesis 7, 4); 40 years of Israel's wandering in the wilderness (Nm 14, 33); 40-day fast of Moses before God gave the Law board (Ex 34, 28); 40-day journey of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19, 8).
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