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Not much is recorded about the time when St Theodosius was the head of the Chernigov diocese, though many churches and monasteries were founded or restored during his leadership. It was a period of flourishing monastic life.
The Orthodox Church approaches the Great Lent which will start on February 23rd according to the Julian calendar. In order to prepare for the Lenten journey, the Church gives us four pre-lenten weeks to help us understand why we fast.
God, who gives the sinners and the righteous their dues, is not someone who lies in waiting to punish a wrongdoer after the fact. What gives us fear and trembling is the hurting wound of not responding to the love that He had given to us.