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This the Qolo hymn for the Mass of The Wedding at Cana, the Entrance into Great Lent for Maronites. This hymn perfectly explores how all Christians should approach fasting during Lent. Neither hesitant nor overconfident, but instead joyful for the opportunity to draw closer to Christ and to journey with Him to Calvary, dying to our desires and habits. The hymn uses the traditional Syriac meldoy, 'Toobaik 'eedto'

May you all have a blessed Lenten season!

Lyrics:

1. Behold the fast! On this day it calls to us. Come, O Christians, welcome it. Let us open wide our hearts; let us purify our thoughts. May this fast be on our minds, for through fasting we are cleansed and are pardoned of our sins. Through it we inherit life and rejoice with all the saints.

2. Behold the fast! Through it Christians win a crown. Now prepare your heart and soul. Fasting gives the spirit strength, and it is a hidden sword to ward off the Evil One. Go to meet this fast with joy. Welcome it into your lives, that your spirit may have wings, by which you will soar on high.