Orthodox Great Lent ping. As you all know, tomorrow is the Sunday of the Last Judgment and after sundown, Cheesefare Week, the beginning of the fast from meat.
“Let us go before, O brethren, and cleanse ourselves for the Queen of virtues; for behold she hath come bringing to us fortune of good deeds, quenching the uprisings of passion and reconciling the wicked to the Master. Let us welcome her, therefore, shouting to Christ God, O thou who arose from the dead, keep us uncondemned, who glorify Thee, O Thou who alone art sinless.” Doxastikon of Matins, First Tone
Exactly why I decided to post it today rather than waiting until next week as I had previously thought about.