As its name indicates, this is traditionally the final day for eating meat until Pascha. This additional week of abstinence from meat comes from the Monastery of Saint Sabbas, near Jerusalem. The monks are thought to have introduced the practice in expiation for a sin of the Emperor Heraclius when he recaptured Jerusalem from the Persians. But this is a historical matter of no particular importance, and is not even mentioned in the Triodion.
The real theme of this Sunday is the Last Judgment, which we read about in the Gospel at the Divine Liturgy (Matthew 25:31-46). Continue reading February 19, 2017 Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare); Octoechos Tone 7; The Holy Apostle Archippus