"Do not abandon a fast in time of sickness, for lo, those who do not fast fall into the same sicknesses." - St Syncletica … [Read more...]
Labours of Virtue
March 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The wages for the labors of virtue are detachment and knowledge. These become our friends and advocates in the kingdom of heaven, just as the passions and ignorance are the advocates for eternal … [Read more...]
Normality and Fasting
March 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"...fasting–the refusal to accept the desires and urges of our fallen nature as normal, the effort to free ourselves from the dictatorship of flesh and matter over the spirit... - Fr. Alexander … [Read more...]
The Rule of Fasting and Eating are the same Rule
February 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"It is not suited to everyone to follow a severe rule of abstinence from everything, or to deprive himself of everything which can serve for the easing of weakness. One should make use of food daily … [Read more...]
Fasting and Alms
February 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A brother said to an old man: "There are two brothers. One of them stays in his cell quietly, fasting for six days at a time, and imposing on himself a good deal of discipline, and the other serves … [Read more...]
A Fast for All Meals
January 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"I shall speak first about control of the stomach, the opposite to gluttony, and about how to fast and what and how much to eat. I shall say nothing on my own account, but only what I have received … [Read more...]
Gearing up, for Battle
January 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"Let us set out with joy upon the season of the Fast, and prepare ourselves for spiritual combat. Let us purify our souls and cleanse our flesh; As we fast from food, let us abstain also from every … [Read more...]
Excess: Results for Body & Soul
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"For in our bodies too all distempers arise from excess; and when the elements thereof leave their proper limits, and go on beyond moderation, then all these countless diseases are generated, and … [Read more...]
Fasting
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"He who does not fast, does not really believe in God." - St. Seraphim … [Read more...]
