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The Nativity Fast: Advent of the East, by F. Andrew Wolf Jr. – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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nativity-icon-bethlehem-large-660x350-1-1. Image from Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

By F. Andrew Wolf Jr., Catholic Exchange, December 20, 2024

F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. is the Director of The Fulcrum Institute, a new organization of current and former scholars in the Humanities, Foreign Affairs, and Philosophy in Houston, Texas, pursuing economics and politics from the Christian perspective. …

Avatar photo‘Tis the season, indeed, of hope and anticipation; Advent is upon us. And much like the West, Eastern Churches remember Christ’s birth through prayer and opening oneself to the work of the Holy Spirit. Although referred to as Advent (Latin for “coming” or “arrival”) in the West, among Eastern Catholics, the season is known as the Nativity Fast.

To be fair, the term Advent does not actually well accommodate the Eastern rites. The latter do not share all the themes of Latin Advent, plus it includes a vigorous fasting component which may be observed voluntarily, partially or totally. …

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