Why is commemorated Saint Mary of Egypt in Lent? Saint Mary of Egypt is commemorated during Lent for a few reasons. First, it is par excellence an example of Christian repentance, for left dissolute life he was living, living a life of asceticism extreme desert and prayer, for love of Christ. Lent is also a …

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Annunciation or popular Blagovestenia (Slavic) reminds us that day proclaimed Archangel Gabriel Virgin that would give birth to the Son of God. This is the first festival of the Virgin confirmed in documents. Celebration date ranged from the beginning, some a feast on the eve of Epiphany, on January 5, and others, in certain Western …

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