{"id":503,"date":"2013-03-17T23:36:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T05:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svetisimeon.org\/en\/?p=503"},"modified":"2015-02-10T18:14:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T01:14:12","slug":"start-of-great-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svetisimeon.org\/en\/?p=503","title":{"rendered":"Start of Great Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/svetisimeon.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/raspece1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-505 alignleft\" title=\"raspece\" src=\"http:\/\/svetisimeon.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/raspece1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>At the start of Great Lent St. Theophan the Recluse is advising us the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLent has come, O mother of chastity.\u201d What   was the time before this day? A time of   fornication.<a name=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"http:\/\/days.pravoslavie.ru\/en\/Days\/20130305.htm#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> The soul fornicated with all that struck its eye as      pleasant\u2014both with people and with things: more      fully, with sinful passions. Everyone has his passion      which he pleases in all he does. It is time to put an      end to this. May each of you comprehend your Delilah,      who binds you and hands you over to evil enemies, and      abandon her. Then you will be given more than Samson:      not only shall your hair grow, but so also shall good      thoughts; and not only shall your strength return, but      so also your strength of will. Your eyes shall also      open, your mind shall have sight and it shall see the      Lord, yourself, and everything around you in the proper      light. This is the favourable time! This is the day of      salvation!<\/p>\n<p>(Source: St. Teophan the Recluse: &#8220;Thoughts for each day of the Year&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_ftn1\" href=\"http:\/\/days.pravoslavie.ru\/en\/Days\/20130305.htm#_ftnref1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the start of Great Lent St. Theophan the Recluse is advising us the following: \u201cLent has come, O mother of chastity.\u201d What was the time before this day? A time of fornication.[1] The soul fornicated with all that struck its eye as pleasant\u2014both with people and with things: more fully, with sinful passions. 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