Dormition / Assumption Fast (August 1-14, Eastern Catholic / Orthodox)
https://infogalactic.com/info/Dormition_of_the_Mother_of_God
The Feast of the Dormition is preceded by a two-week fast, referred to as the Dormition Fast. From August 1 to August 14 (inclusive) Orthodox and Eastern Catholics fast from red meat, poultry, meat products, dairy products (eggs and milk products), fish, oil, and wine. The Dormition Fast is a stricter fast than either the Nativity Fast (Advent) or the Apostles' Fast, with only wine and oil (but no fish) allowed on weekends.
If you follow what is happening within the Catholic Church, in regards to the Traditional Latin Mass, you will understand a bit what is happening. The TLM does not do a two-week fast, but they celebrate the Assumption. When the Mass was devastated by the changes of Vatican II, the calendar and requirements changed in a lot of negative ways.
oh yes I'm very much aware of what happened
I believe it implies sedevacantism today or there's no pope or churches to go to that we know of
c/sede
What about the Western Catholics, what do they do?
Nothing like this. I am Roman Catholic and we just fast on Fridays and Holydays in Lent
I personally don't get too into denominations. My concern is the correct translation of scripture and it's meaning.
Just a little correction: Friday fast AND abstain from meat (or another form of penance)...thus "fish Fridays"
idk if Western Catholics have anything extra special going on this time of year, unless you find something in research or pray about it and get an idea, although given this was a thing pre-schism in the east I'm wondering if the West should also be doing something like this and posting for people to think about, meditate on, etc.
it's a time perhaps for secular business, or prayer and fasting individually
(eastern catholics I think broke off from orthodox back to catholicism, and orthodox have been observing this fast pre-schism I believe, so it is a historically "Catholic" fast when both churches were united as one, I think, but more in the east)
well the transfiguration is on the 6th, it's just a regular feast though I think
(I'm not sure if dormition and assumption are used interchangeably as words, assumption is western, dormition eastern, see link below for comparison article):
https://infogalactic.com/info/Assumption_of_Mary
the day before certain major feasts traditionally is called a vigil, like the day before the assumption (15th) is the vigil of the assumption (14th). But I don't think there's fasting or abstinence required. Assumption is a holy day
edit: I'm trying to figure out the liturgical year more. The "time after pentecost" traditionally (or "ordinary time" for the Vatican 2 followers) is like half the year and not as much going on. The fall has advent / Christmas / Epiphany, a break, then Lent / Easter / Eastertide (Time after Easter) / Pentecost. So this was one thing I stumbled upon, along with the "apostles' fast" (another eastern catholic / orthodox fast) back in June, that are part of the in between time:
https://infogalactic.com/info/Apostles'_Fast
As a Christian the one thing I find admirable about Catholics is they seemingly always have an eye on demonic activity. For example I truly believe someone like Bruce Jenner got a demon that convinced him he was a woman. You can see it in his eyes. He's possessed.
Protestant churches hardly go there these days. They're too busy praising Jews and Israel because they think it's tied into their end time prophecy to the point of idolatry.
personally I see a lot of "good" and "bad" people of all kinds of backgrounds (although as far as what I think is true, I take a minority trad Cath view)
plenty of "Catholics" who don't believe demons literally exist while there are some prots on the other hand praying for protection from demons
really wish the "sincere believers" could work out differences and become one united Church. Wish the "apostates in practice" would repent too.
This is why you want to use God's Word as a template to put over any denomination or person and see if they "line up".
It behoves a Christian to know the scriptures not the denominations. The 1611 King James is the best. Just know the word IEWE has dual meaning either Judean or Judahite. Later in all modern bibles the word Jew was mistranslated to replace IEWE. It literally gives the satanists to speak out of both sides of their mouth. They capture both meanings as Judeans aka Edomites contrary to all men and those that crucified the Christ to Judahites or Israelites the blood line of Christ.
No wonder churches are so screwed up today. They can't differentiate the deceptive lie therefore they'll follow satanic Israel right to the gates of hell.
Check out Fr. Ripperger. He's an exorcist and you will enjoy any talk he gives.
Yes interesting enough I think there's something to exorcism. Even King David played music to drive the evil spirits away