Why Lent Endures in the Orthodox Church - Fr. John Kent Reimann - (Special Episode)

Why Lent Endures in the Orthodox Church - Fr. John Kent Reimann - (Special Episode)

March 25, 2026 · 7 min

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Fr. John Kent Reimann discusses the significance of Lent in the Orthodox Church as a means of spiritual renewal and conformity to Christ.

Great and Holy Lent isn’t a gloomy season or a spiritual trend. It’s the Orthodox Church’s tested way of turning back to Christ with clarity, humility, and real practices that reshape the heart. Archpriest Father John Kent Reimann discusses Lent as an honest invitation to pray with King David’s words, “Search my heart, O Lord,” and to bring our lives into conformity with Christ and the life of the Church without losing the uniqueness of who God made us to be. Why are young people walking away...

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