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Homily 4 on Genesis and Fasting Plus Good Works by St. John Chrysostom
FOURTH HOMILY. God also says, “Let the firmament be made in the midst of the waters; and let him separate the waters from the waters, and so it was. (Gen. I, 6.) 1. The joy of the speaker in seeing…
SECOND HOMILY. In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. (Gen. I, 1.) and on Fasting – St. John Chrysostom
1. Lent with his practices of penance is a very favorable time for preaching. That is why the speaker proposes to use it in the explanation of the book of Genesis. 2. The Lord, who spoke to the patriarchs, wanted…
Homily on Genesis 1 and Fasting by St. John Chrysostom
1. The announcement of Lent is to be welcomed with joy, because it is a remedy for the ills of our souls. Fasting and abstinence produce an infinity of goods, while intemperance has brought into the world sin and death.…
Dare for the New Year
Last year he would never have dared to vow that he will try all year to keep the fast days. Fasting always seemed strenuous to him. He thought of fasting as nice but not really applicable to him. In the…
No-Oil Apple Cake for the Strict Fast Eve of the Nativity of Christ
Great for feeding children on the strict fast oil-less day of the eve of the Nativity of Christ. Don’t worry about slightly changing the ingredients. It still works!
On the Gospel of the Tenth Sunday According to St. Matthew
by St. Theophan the Recluse This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” [Matthew 17:14-23] If this kind goes out by the prayer and fasting of another person, then it is even less able to enter one who…
A Blessed Fast of the Dormition to All
The Dormition of the Theotokos is the Pascha of the summer. And like the Great Pascha, it is preceded by a fast. This fast is also similar in its severity to that of Great Lent that precedes Pascha.
CONCERNING FASTING
bySaint Ignatius Briantchaninov Reprinted from Orthodox Life -Vol.2 Number 2 – March/April 1951 The head or chief of the virtues is prayer; their foundation is fasting. Fasting is constant moderation in food with prudent discernment in its use. Proud man!…