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Tag Archives: fasting. St. John Chrysostom
Lent: to Fast
Fasting is associated with Lent. We usually think of fasting from food — but there’s more: “Let the hands fast by being pure from plundering and avarice. Let the feet fast by ceasing from running to unlawful spectacles. … Continue reading
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Fasting from . . .
There’s more to fasting than food. John Chrysostom was the Archbishop of Constantinople at the turn of the fifth century AD. His well-spoken sermons earned him the name “golden mouthed.” He packed a lot of wisdom into a few words.