Do not be sad as hypocrites - a great biblical advice for the Lent. Because the fast is not the time of sorrow! On the contrary, it is the time of the constant perception of God's presence, openness to a dialogue with the Creator: that is, instead of choosing something that attracts m...

Since my childhood I have had quite strange and all together interesting perceptions of the Great fast period.  It is foremost due to the «picture», which primarily impresses a child: the usual church changes its clothing. Purple-colored dressing, strange cold of uncovered altars and ...