Fasting

Food, Money, Diets, & Fasting

February 28, 2012
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The Virgin of the Inexhaustible Cup reminds us in our gluttony who our everlasting spring is.

A few years ago the feature article in National Geographic was, “The Heavy Cost of Fat.” In this short but interesting article, the eating patterns of Americans were placed under the microscope. The bottom line was that we are eating more of everything: vegetables, sugars, grains, fruits, fats and oils, and protein. In fact,...
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A small Lent: The Dormition Fast

August 30, 2011
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Each year during the first fifteen days of August our Church honors the Mother of God in a special way.  The time period is known as the Dormition Fast.  It begins on August 1 and concludes on August 15 with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.  During these two weeks the Church observes a...
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