Eastern Orthodox Lent Begins 2024. Orthodox christians begin fasting for easter with the start of great lent, which occurs 40 days before easter sunday, not including sundays. When we think of easter, what comes to mind are easter eggs and those fun.

The mission of the orthodox church in america (oca), the local autocephalous orthodox christian church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of christ to “go into all the world and. We invite you to explore the liturgical periods of triodion, great lent, holy week, and pentecostarion and read about the sunday feasts celebrated therein.