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From the website of the Orthodox Church of Albania

Christians begin Lenten Christmas!

For all Orthodox Christian believers date November 15 dating back to the beginning of the period of preparation for the feast of the great and very important to Christmas, so the beginning of Lent. This is one of the lenten period that the Church has established as a preparatory time to wait with dignity major holidays. Christmas is fast fasting exciting because the event itself, the Nativity, which is celebrated on December 25th, brought great joy (Mt 2:10). During this period set by the Church, we prepare to fast and in parallel across himnologjinë experience of being present period, in order to live the great story of God coming to earth.

cooperation fasting is part of our body material in the worship of the living God. By kreshmuar with some foods and in turn by kreshmuar from sin, all human help body and soul to worship God looms.
Any mark this occasion, every celebration church is not a simple presentation, the exterior of some past events, but in any such we rijetojmë as a person as if those events occur today. Thus, during the period of Lent, one preparation to receive Christ the Savior to be born in the manger.

Biblical fasting is. Fasting was given to us by Christ himself, who before starting work salvation, after His baptism, remained in the wilderness 40 days, holding fast (Matthew 4:1-11). Fasting is not something you find our fantasy, but it's a man trying to purify and donate something fast God, and it is mentioned that in the Old Testament. This tradition continued and did his lead even God himself, as was mentioned.

In this way we parapërgatitemi the coming of God on earth with 40-day fast. In this fast in privohemi from animal products (meat, eggs, milk, cheese, butter etc.) and parallel to those we try to do a reflection on life and ourselves, by not turning Lenten on a diet and "stills", but in a real review of deep regret to myself and our state of sin.

fasting is a means, not intended! Fasting helps us and gives us the atmosphere of spiritual exaltation. During this period believers wish each - other "fast good and happy!"

Let us try then all, as we can, to prepare our heart crib, to be born inside her infant Christ, the Savior of the world!

Let us pray to the Lord with the words of one of the blessings of the ministry of communion: "... and as denjove to bed in the cave and manger animals, denjo crib enter in my soul and body unreasonable my tarnished. "

blessed Christmas!

Sonila (Dedja) Rëmbeci