Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like? - Homilies on the Gospel of Saint John, Homily III Today is the feast day of St. John Chrysostom, one of the greatest preachers who ever walked the earth. During a time when city clergy … [Read more...]
About Fasting: Part Three
by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov We repeat — fasting is for man, and not man for fasting. Food given for the support of the body should not be used to destroy it. Very important is the quality of food. The forbidden fruit of Paradise, although it was beautiful in appearance and tasted delicious, had a … [Read more...]
About Fasting: Part Two
by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov Immoderate fasting — that is, prolonged excessive abstinence from food — is not approved by the Holy Fathers. Fasting frees a person from fleshly passions, while prayer wrestles with the passions of the soul and, having conquered them, it penetrates and permeates the … [Read more...]
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