![]() Even if a new priest is ordained during this period, he doesn’t fast the customary 40 days following ordination. There is no fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays, and private fasts are not allowed. It is unique in that we pray with the festal tune, even in funerals. Indeed, the period of the Fifty Holy Days is different than the rest of the ecclesiastical calendar. Many also notice during this period that even the Church activities are geared more towards trips, conventions, and celebrations. During this season, there are no prostrations (metanoias). What further strengthens this belief in the mind of many is the fact that the Fifty Holy Days is a period that is unique for being devoid of any fasting days, something that is quite unusual in our Coptic Church, which is known for Her many fasts. ![]() Many regard the period of the Fifty Holy Days to be a time to lax spiritually, especially that it comes after the asceticism of Great Lent, with its daily Divine Liturgies, and Holy Pascha Week, with its long prayers and comforting hymns. ![]()
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