I-Great Post ibizwa ngokuthi iGreat ngokubaluleka kokusungulwa kwayo. Uzinikezelwe kumahhashi amane kaMsindisi, owazila ukudla ehlane ngemva kokubhapathizwa kwakhe. Iqukethe izingxenye ezimbili: iPentekoste Engcwele - isikhathi lapho ama-Orthodox eyohlangana noJesu, neLonto eliNgcwele - amasonto lapho iNkosi iza ukuhlangabezana namakholwa. Uhamba ngeGolgotha, iSidlo Sokugcina, ukuhlupheka, ukwehla esihogweni, iPhasika ukulwa nemingcele yokugcina eyahlukanisa amaKristu avela kuNkulunkulu. Imithetho eyinhloko yokuzila ukudla yinduduzo yomzimba kanye nokugcinwa kwemenyu eqondile , ukuphenduka okuqotho, nokuthola inkululeko ekuthandweni. ISonto likaKristu lifundisa ama-Orthodox ukuthi ukuzila kuyindlela yokuhlanza umphefumulo wemicabango yesono nokugqilazwa kwesono, ukuhlukaniswa nobubi, isikhathi sokuguqulwa okungokomoya nokulungiselela izithelo ezivundile zothando - ukuvuswa kweNkosi.
Izisekelo nemigomo ye-Lent
- Umthandazo ongapheli. Imithandazo eVukile kufanele inikezwe isikhathi esiningi kunezinsuku ezijwayelekile, ulandele ngokucophelela umthetho wokuthandaza: funda imithandazo yasebusuku nasemini, wengeze umkhuleko weMonk Ephrem waseSyria kanye nePalalter. Abafundisi bancoma ukulwa nomkhuleko ngezilingo zaseLenten: ngenxa yokudangala, intukuthelo, ukucasuka, ukuphendula ngomthandazo kaJesu.
- Ukuvakashela ithempeli. I-Lent yedwa kuphela lapho ukukhulekela kungumlindi okhethekile. Kukhona imithandazo ekhethekile futhi "Nkosi, yibani nesihe", uhlabelelwa kwenye ingoma. Amakholwa kufanele ahambele incwadi ye-Andrew of Crete, i-Mariinho Stoyanie, i-Akathist kaMama kaNkulunkulu, i-Liturgy yezipho eziqanjisiwe, izinkonzo zeVeki Elingcwele.
Kuthi ukuthini ukuthunyelwa - Ukuphenduka. Ukuzila kudingekile kumaKristu, hhayi ngenxa yeNkosi, ngakho-ke, ngaphandle kokuphenduka, umuntu angathola ukuthobeka kwangempela futhi athole ukuhlangana nemfihlakalo yaphezulu. Akuyona izelela ukuthi iSonto linikeza abantu ukuba bafunde incwadi ye-Canon yaseKrete ngokuphindwe kabili ngezinsuku eziyishumi nane, hhayi ngeMgqibelo wokuzila ukudla ku-All-Night Vigil. Umculo uzwakala: "Ukuphenduka kuvulwa yiminyango, Ukuphilisa Ukuphila."
- Ukuzigcina ekudleni komzimba. Inhloso yokuzila ukulalela iSonto, ukuthola ukuzimela enyameni, ukwenza umsebenzi wokuthandaza ube lula. Okungakudla okuthunyelwe kufakwe ku-Charter yeSonto.
Ukushesha Okukhulu kwamaKristu - Ukukhulisa inhliziyo yakho ngomoya wesihe nothando lukaNkulunkulu. "Bheka, ukuzila ukudla: awuzange yini ukhoncele kuJesu ezinkingeni zakho nosizi lwakho? Ungabufihli umhawu, intukuthelo, intukuthelo kumakhelwane bakho? Awunawo ukunakekelwa okungenalutho emhlabeni? "
ISonto Lama-Orthodox lilahla ngokuqinile labo abaphula imithetho yokuzila ukudla, kodwa abafaki imithetho eqinile ekuhlonipheni abantu asebekhulile, abantwana nabanempilo. Okuyisisekelo seLente Elikhulu ukuzalwa kabusha okungokomoya, ukubulawa kwezifiso zesono, ukuhlanganiswa komphefumulo ekuzikhanyeleni.