As the Feast of the Exaltation of the Fair Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord is connected with the beginning of the Dormition fasttranslated

Lent, dedicated to the preparation for the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, begins on August 14 (1 according to the old style) with the Feast of the Origin (carrying out) of the Fair Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. The information and educational department of the UOC publishes material prepared by the Rivne Diocese. The word "origin" can be somewhat misleading, because it is not about the origin of the Cross on which the cross was crucified READ MORE →