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The Nativity Fast

The Nativity fast begins on November 15/28, and lasts forty days. The Nativity fast is not as strict as Great Lent or the Dormition fast, and can be compared to the Apostle’s fast. It was instituted by the Church so that we would worthily greet the feast of the Nativity of Christ after having cleansed our hearts by prayer and repentance.

28 ноября 2015 г.

Christ Is Born, Glorify Him!
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Christ Is Born, Glorify Him!

Archpriest Victor Potapov

The Holy Gospel reveals a Truth of which many are not aware. In order to be good, one must be with the Source of Good. In order to be strong, one must be with the Source of Strength. In order to be spiritually powerful, one must be with the Source of Spiritual Power. In order to be spiritually beautiful, one must be with the source of Beauty.

On Fasting Again
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On Fasting Again

Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

To those on the new style calendar who are celebrating the Nativity of Christ, we wish all a joyous feast. Please keep this delightful article on fasting in mind for Wednesdays and Fridays, and the other three extended fast periods. But for those who are still observing the Nativity fast, may these instructions encourage you during this final stretch.

The Nativity Fast and Christmas Parties
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The Nativity Fast and Christmas Parties

Fr. John Whiteford

Fr. John Whiteford talks about how Orthodox Christians can do when they are under obligation to participate in secular celebrations during the Nativity Fast.

Why We Fast
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Why We Fast

Fr. Stephen Freeman

The following article offers some thoughts on the purpose of fasting.

St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) on Fasting
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St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) on Fasting

St. Paisius (Velichkovsky)

Today, the day of his commemoration, is also the first day of the Nativity fast. We would like to begin this time of blessed preparation with a short instruction from St. Paisius on fasting in the monastic, Orthodox tradition, from his work, “Field Flowers”.

Archpastoral Letter For The Nativity Fast 2015
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Archpastoral Letter For The Nativity Fast 2015

Bishop Gregory of Nyssa

"With all of us united in prayer and laboring for peace this Nativity Fasting Season, I am convinced that we will help, even if only in a small way, to make our lives and that of the world more peaceful."

A Special Time To Work On Yourself
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A Special Time To Work On Yourself

An Interview with Archpriest Alexei Kruglik

Dmitri Dementiev

The fast is a special time when a person ought to work on himself more. And not everyone, of course, is equal to this intensified work, and therefore—perhaps not right off—but sooner or later some kinds of trials begin.

The Orthodox Nativity Fast Can Help Prevent Post-Holiday Blues
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The Orthodox Nativity Fast Can Help Prevent Post-Holiday Blues

Lis DeLuca

Much of the post-holiday blues that occur in the United States may have something to do with the way Americans celebrate Christmas. The Orthodox Nativity fast May be the remedy many people need.

During the Nativity Fast
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During the Nativity Fast

Archpriest Victor Potapov

Why did we imagine that without Him, without communing of Him, we could live and accomplish anything? Why did we imagine that without communing of Christ, we could rid ourselves of our sins, of our sorrows and disappointments, of our despondency, our coarseness and despair? Why did we imagine that we could obey His commandment and love one another without communing of His Body, which is also His Church?

The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church
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The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church

Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)

In answer to numerous requests from readers, the rule of fasting is given for each day of the year.

“We have many fast days, and that is our Church’s strength”
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“We have many fast days, and that is our Church’s strength”

Archpriest Alexander Saltykov, Nicholai Bulchuk

Why is fasting necessary? For several reasons. The most obvious (and I think the most understandable) reason consists in the fact that a person simply needs to have inner discipline. And in this sense, fasting is a disciplinary measure. We cannot simply live according to the principle of “I want”: I want this, I want that.

Why We Fast Before Nativity (Christmas)
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Why We Fast Before Nativity (Christmas)

Vincent Martini

The time of preparation before the great feast of the Nativity of Christ (i.e. “Christmas”) is, through the wisdom of our holy fathers, intended to be a time of purposeful asceticism, almsgiving, and learning to say “yes” to God while saying “no” to one’s own desires.

The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church
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The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church

Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)

This rule of fasting, to be sure, is not intended to be a "straight-jacket" for Orthodox believers, nor a source of pharisaical pride for anyone who keeps the letter of the Church's law. It is rather the rule, the standard, against which each is to measure his own practice, and towards which one must always strive, according to one's strength and circumstances.

Bodily Fasting for the Soul’s Benefit
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Bodily Fasting for the Soul’s Benefit

In the words of St. Simeon of Thessalonica, “The forty days of the Nativity fast is an image of the fast of Moses, who having fasted for forty days and forty nights, received the words of God inscribed on stone tablets. But having fasted for forty days, we gaze upon and receive the living Word from the Virgin, inscribed not on stones, but incarnate and born, and we partake of His Divine flesh.”

A Homily for Those Rejoicing in the Nativity Fast
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A Homily for Those Rejoicing in the Nativity Fast

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Thus, casting aside and leaving behind all wavering and doubt, trustingly give me your hand, dear reader; and guided invisibly by the holy fathers, we shall step into the sacred world of Gospel Revelation, hidden from the wearying din of vain activity around us…

The Nativity Fast: A Time of Preparation
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The Nativity Fast: A Time of Preparation

The Fast of the Nativity is the Church's wise solace and aid to human infirmity. We are a forgetful people, but our forgetfulness is not unknown to God; and our hearts with all their misconceptions and weakened understandings are not unfamiliar to the Holy Spirit who guides and sustains this Church. We who fall far from God through the magnitude of our sin, are called nonetheless to be close to Him. We who run afar off are called to return.

Nativity Fast
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Nativity Fast

Father Rostislav Sheniloff

We have now gone through almost three weeks of the Nativity Lent, my dear friends. This fast, beginning on November 28th, lasts for six weeks - almost as long as the Great Lent. However, the Nativity Lent has a different and entirely unique character.

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