Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle - Pre-Preparation - Triodion - Prophonisimon - Fourth Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of Cheese fare or Cheese-Fare or Cheesefare / Sunday of Forgiveness - First Day Before Great Lent

Triodion or Pascha Cycle
Sunday	Name	Day before Great Lent	Apostolos	Gospel	Gospel Action	Impor- tant that day	Fasting follow- ing week
Fourth	Cheese fare / Forgiveness	1	Rom. 13:11b-14:4	Mt. 6:14-21	Short Service Forgiveness Hear about helping someone who is needy or sick or suffering, we are helping Christ- God Himself	Tradition last day products from animal with spine / backbone, such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, are eaten until Pascha	Great Lent fasting

The Fourth Sunday has the name "Cheese fare" because traditionally this Sunday was the last day on which products from an animal (mammals, birds, and shellfish), such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, etc. (these items are often called dairy products in the United States) were eaten until Holy and Glorious Pascha. These products from an animal are forbidden according to the traditional fasting rules. Then, we are "vegan".

The Fourth Sunday also has the name "Forgiveness Sunday". This Sunday has this name for two reasons. The first reason is the Gospel reading, which tells us that unless we forgive others, we should not expect God to forgive us. The second reason is because there is a Service of Forgiveness this evening during the Vespers of Clean Monday.

The Service of Forgiveness should be done during the Vespers of Clean Monday this evening. But, some parishes do the Service of Forgiveness at the end of the Divine Liturgy.

Gospel Mt. 6:14-21

In the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of the Triodion, the Sunday of the Cheese Fare, we hear about about helping someone who is needy or sick or suffering, we are helping Our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who is Holy God Himself. Also, the Gospel puts fasting into the correct perspective.

Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon

KONTAKION (TONE I)
O You who guide men towards wisdom and give them intelligence and understanding, Instructor of the Ignorant and helper of the Poor : strengthen and enlighten my heart, O Lord! O Word of God, grant that I may speak, for behold I will not keep my lips from crying out to You : "O Compassionate One, have mercy on me who have fallen!"

VESPERS STICHERON (TONE 6)
Most honored Paradise, garden of beauty and delight, dwelling-place made perfect by God, unending gladness and rejoicing, delight of prophets and home of saints: by the harmony of your rustling leaves, beseech the Creator of All that He may open to me the gates I had closed by my sins, and that I may be made worthy once more to partake of the Tree of life and bliss which You had made mine from the beginning.

Fasting

Fourth Sunday, Sunday of Cheese fare

Traditionally, Sunday of Cheese fare is the last day on which products from a vertebrate, which is an animal with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.), such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. (these items are often called dairy products in the United States) are eaten until Holy and Glorious Pascha.
Traditionally during the period following this Sunday until Holy and Glorious Pascha, there is Great Lent fasting
Traditionally during the period following this Sunday until Holy and Glorious Pascha, products from a vertebrate, which is an animal with a spine / backbone (mammals, birds, fish, etc.), such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. (these items are often called dairy products in the United States) are not eaten. Then, we are "vegan".

Service of Forgiveness During the Vespers of Clean Monday

A Service of Forgiveness is said during the Vespers of Clean Monday on this evening.

Pascha Cycle

The Triodion is within the Pascha Cycle.
Fourth Sunday of Triodion: Sunday of Cheese fare is the fourth Sunday of the Pascha Cycle.This Sunday is the seventh Sunday before Holy and Glorious Pascha.
This Sunday is the Last Sunday before the beginning of Great Lent. Also, this Sunday is the day before Clean Monday. Great Lent begins at the beginning of the Vespers of Clean Monday on this evening.

How to determine when the Fourth Sunday of Triodion: Sunday of Cheesefare / Forgiveness occurs

A count back from the date of Pascha is made.

More Information

Cheese-fare Sunday Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Triodion

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Cheese-fare Sunday Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Triodion

Prophonisimon
Sunday	Name	Day before Great Lent	Apostolos	Gospel	Gospel Action	Impor- tant that day	Fasting follow- ing week
First	Pharisee and Publican	22	2 Cor. 4:6-15	Lk. 18:10-14	Hear about how to pray and act		No fasting
Second	Prodigal Son	15	Heb. 7:26-8:2	Lk. 15:11-32	Heard about God's eagerness to forgive us sinners when we repent		Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.)
First All Souls Saturday		9
Third	Meat fare Last Judgement	8	1 Cor. 8:8-13 9:1-2	Mt. 25:31-46	Hear about judgement that those who do not repent, and who do not obey God's will, bring upon themselves	Tradition last day flesh (skin and meat) from a vertebrate and shellfish is eaten until Pascha	Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.) No meat
Fourth	Cheese fare / Forgiveness	1	Rom. 13:11b-14:4	Mt. 6:14-21	Short Service Forgiveness Hear about helping someone who is needy or sick or suffering, we are helping Christ- God Himself	Tradition last day products from animal with spine / backbone, such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, are eaten until Pascha	Great Lent fasting

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