In this lecture on The Orthodox Faith Class — The Lenten Services, Fr. Gabriel prepares the catechism class for the approaching Lenten season by walking through the unique worship services of Great Lent, including the Forgiveness Vespers, the Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday and Friday evenings (where pre-consecrated communion is distributed since full Divine Liturgy is not served on weekdays during Lent), and the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete. He offers practical guidance on fasting — explaining it generally means a vegan diet rather than total abstinence from food — and frames the entire Lenten journey as one of repentance, humility, and drawing closer to God, concluding with a partial church tour where he explains the theology behind Orthodox iconography, including the cross, the icon of the Theotokos as "the Directress" who always points to her Son, and the architectural layout of the church.