HOST: Like many other religious faiths, Christians participate in
periods of fasting, prayer, and penance to bring one closer to God. The
most important fasting season of the Orthodox Christian calendar is the
Great Lent, which is a period of purification leading up to Pascha or
Easter – the most important festival within the Church.
During
the Great Lent, Christians fast from animal products, offer prayers,
give alms, and practice penance. Today on Our Noble Lineage, we are
honored to have with us His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas Lulias,
Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI).
Is
the only accredited graduate level program in Orthodox studies outside
of a seminary in the US, and seeks to teach, promote, and sustain the
traditions of Orthodox Christianity.
Nikitas(m):
Our Institute is a member of the Graduate Theological Union, which
brings together various institutes, schools, theological academies from
the various religions and faith traditions of the world, including not
only the Christian tradition, but also the Buddhist, the Muslim, the
Jewish tradition, as well as a variety of
other expressions of life.
Please visit
www.OrthodoxInstitute.org to learn more about the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute and His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas