"It is necessary most of all for one who is fasting to curb anger, to accustom oneself to meekness and condescension, to have a contrite heart, to repulse impure thoughts and desires, to examine the conscience, to put one's mind to the test and to verify what good has been done by us in this or any other week, and which deficiency we have corrected in ourself in the present week.
This is true fasting."
St. John Chrysostom
3 comments:
Victoria,
Thank you for posting that... I needed it.
sooooooooooooo loooooooooooooooooooooooong.
but i am a glutton, so what can be expected?
Excellent! Fasting from sin. What a lovely notion. I should start right away.
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