Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross Cycle Preparation

When The Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross falls on a Saturday or on a Sunday, the fasting is done on the previous Friday. The only time that fasting is done on a Saturday is Great and Holy Saturday. Fasting is never done on a Sunday.

Fasting
Definition	We CAN	We should NOT
When can eat	Eat from noon to midnight	Eat from midnight to noon
How much can eat	Eat one meal each day Monday to Friday	Eat more than one meal Eat in between meals Monday to Friday

Abstinence
Eat/Drink	Food/Beverages	We CAN	We should NOT
Eat	"Vegaterian". Plants (fruits, grains, legumes (beans), vegetables, nuts, and fruits, etc.) Invertebrates creatures without a spine /backbone (sponges, hydroids, anemones, jellyfish, gorgonains, sea pen, sea fan, worms, squid, cuttlefish, octopus, sea lily, etc.)	All the time.
	"Vegan". NO Products from a vertebrate creatures with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.) Milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. ("dairy products" in the United States)	All the time.
	Fish	Saturday and Sunday (NOT Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation of Cross)	Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation Cross
	Olive oil	Saturday and Sunday (NOT Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation of Cross)	Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation Cross
	"Flesh" (skin and meat) Vertebrate which is an animal with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish {tuna, shark, bass, sardines, etc.}, etc.) Shellfish		All the time.
	Products from a vertebrate creatures with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.) Milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. ("dairy products" in the United States)		All the time.
Drink	Water	All the time.
	Unfermented fruit juice	All the time.
	Wine	Saturday and Sunday (NOT Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation of Cross)	Paramony of Nativity of Jesus Christ Paramony of Feast of Theophany of Jesus Christ Feast of Exaltation Cross
	Alcoholic beverages.		All the time.

Liturgical Cycle

From the Monday after the Great Feast of Pentecost to Great and Holy Saturday, Sunday is the last day of the Liturgical week.
From Holy and Glorious Pascha to the Great Feast of Pentecost, Sunday is the first day of the Liturgical week.

Preparation
Mon.	Sat.	Sunday of Holy Cross
	Saturday Before 7-13 Sept.	Sunday Before 7-13 Sept.
Preparation Dedication of Basilica of Resurrection of Christ our God; Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius Centurion 13 Sept.
Vespers 13 Sept.

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O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.

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