QUESTION:

6/24/2010: What is the purpose of the "Apostle's Fast" eight days after Pentecost? I know it ends on June 28th on the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul. Thank you.

ANSWER:

The purpose of this fast is to offer a time of restraint, spiritual preparation and anticipation for the memorial of the great apostles Peter and Paul. For a good discussion of the purpose of fasting, see Fr Alexander Schmemann's book Great Lent.

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