The Fast before the Nativity of our Lord

This is a traditional fast observed in the church with great enthusiasm. It seems that in the Syrian tradition, this fast is of spontaneous origin and lasted forty days to glorify and give thanks to God the Father, remembering his selfless love by giving His unique Son for the salvation of the world.

The Church thinks it is right for every believer to fast this season, before the Nativity of Jesus Christ, for forty days as a way of thanking the Father for having given us His Son. At present, however, in the Malankara Church, this fast lasts for 25 days, from the first of December until Christmas, and all the faithful are bound to observe it with great vigour.