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SUMMARY:Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment
DESCRIPTION:The following was copied from oca.org.  \n\nToday’s Gospel reading is Matthew 25:31-46\, the parable of the Last Judgment. It reminds us that while trusting in Christ’s love and mercy\, we must not forget His righteous judgment when He comes again in glory. If our hearts remain hardened and unrepentant\, we should not expect the Lord to overlook our transgressions simply because He is a good and loving God. Although He does not desire the death of a sinner\, He also expects us to turn from our wickedness and live (Ezek. 33:11). This same idea is expressed in the prayer read by the priest after the penitent has confessed his or her sins (Slavic practice). \nThe time for repentance and forgiveness is now\, in the present life. At the Second Coming\, Christ will appear as the righteous Judge\, “Who will render to every man according to his deeds” (Rom. 2:6). Then the time for entreating God’s mercy and forgiveness will have passed. \nAs Father Alexander Schmemann reminds us in his book GREAT LENT (Ch. 1:4)\, sin is the absence of love\, it is separation and isolation. When Christ comes to judge the world\, His criterion for judgment will be love. Christian love entails seeing Christ in other people\, our family\, our friends\, and everyone else we may encounter in our lives. We shall be judged on whether we have loved\, or not loved\, our neighbor. We show Christian love when we feed the hungry\, give drink to the thirsty\, clothe the naked\, visit those who are sick or in prison. If we did such things for the least of Christ’s brethren\, then we also did them for Christ (Mt.25:40). If we did not do such things for the least of the brethren\, neither did we do them for Christ (Mt.25:45). \nToday is the last day for eating meat and meat products until Pascha\, though eggs and dairy products are permitted every day during the coming week. This limited fasting prepares us gradually for the more intense fasting of Great Lent.
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