The Great Fast is upon us! Beginning on Forgiveness Sunday, we will spend the next seven weeks preparing for Pascha, the Feast of Feasts. Read on for things to do with your family this year.

The feast of the Exaltation or Elevation of the Holy Cross is celebrated on September 14 NS/27 OS is a day of fasting and repentance, when we decorate the Cross with flowers and sprigs of basil. Keep reading for more ways to observe the feast with your family!