Simply quotes of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church fathers, saints, elders, hymns, prayers, and services.
Ode I, First Canon of Cheesfare Monday: Today is the joyful forefeast of the time of abstinence . . .
Today is the joyful forefeast of the time of abstinence, the bright threshold of the Fast. Therefore, brethren, together let us run the race with confident hope and with great eagerness.