Prayer at the Beginning of Lent: the Prayer Recommended by His Holiness Calinic, Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuți, Which Is Recited at the Beginning of Great Lent

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Any prayer at the beginning of Lent represents the dogmatic gate through which the soul steps into the arena of asceticism, seeking healing from passions. This stage of the liturgical year transcends a simple dietary restriction, becoming a profound theological work. By invoking divine mercy, man recognizes his natural limits and requests uncreated assistance. Without an adequate interior settlement, bodily asceticism remains only an exercise of…