TY - JOUR N2 - This article discusses the last Sunday in the Pre-Lenten period in the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church known as “Cheese-fare Sunday” or “Forgiveness Sunday”. The faithful’s attention is concentrated on the need to forgive others as one of the main conditions of crossing the threshold of Great Lent. Particularly noteworthy is the explanation of the very term “forgiveness”, as well as the kind of theological and moral message that the Fathers of the Church and the authors of the texts of the services of Great Lent find in it. Furthermore, it also clearly points out the tragic consequences of the fall of man, which is why has also been called “The Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise.” The main reason for recollecting this tragic event is the purely didactic aspect. There are two perspectives of spiritual life for a man who begins the trial of a fast way. On the one hand, endowed with free will - like the protoplasts - has the opportunity to choose a life in accordance with God’s commandments, which will result in constant communion with Him and saturating the gift of His grace. On the other hand, he observes what the lack of temperance and disobedience to the Creator causes. Great Lent is therefore an attempt to show the right way to return to Paradise reality and unity with God and people. L1 - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/115873/PDF-MASTER/13.pdf L2 - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/115873 PY - 2019 EP - 216 DO - 10.31743/snt.2019.14.13 KW - Great Lent KW - forgiveness KW - sin KW - prayer A1 - Magruk, Ks. Adam PB - Polskia Akademia Nauk - Komitet Nauk Teologicznych VL - Tom 14 DA - 2020.01.17 T1 - The Theological and Liturgical Aspect of the Last Sunday in the Pre-Lenten Season in the Orthodox Church SP - 205 UR - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/115873 T2 - Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN ER -