Eastern Orthodoxy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Repentance (Confession) === {{Main|Confession (religion)}} There are many different practices regarding how often Eastern Orthodox Christians should go to confession. Some Patriarchates advise confession before each reception of [[Holy Communion]], others advise confessing during each of the four fasting periods ([[Great Lent]], [[Nativity Fast]], [[Apostles' Fast]] and [[Dormition Fast]]), and there are many additional variants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orthodox-christian-comment.co.uk/confession_communion_preparation_for_communion.htm |title=Confession, Communion and Preparation for Communion |date=31 Aug 2007 |website=Orthodox Christian Comment |access-date=11 Apr 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120021323/http://www.orthodox-christian-comment.co.uk/confession_communion_preparation_for_communion.htm |archive-date=20 November 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page