| The
Great Fast
Continued
The guidelines from the canons of our Church
are here to assist you, together with your spiritual father
or mother, to follow the Lenten journey effectively. We do
not hold fasting to be bound under sin, seeing this in the
medical, rather than legal, model. Many people, because of
health or life situation, must modify the strict fast, and
so have Christians done very legitimately throughout history.
Recall, however, that fasting from food is secondary: First
fast from sin, aided by the awareness of the season that avoiding
certain foods brings. Pray more regularly, and do extra works
of charity, or of kindness. Fast as well as you can, and prepare
for Pascha!
Fast Guidelines
|
Days |
The
Holy Canons specify
|
|
Weekdays
Clean
Monday to
Pascha
(incl. Great Saturday)
|
Abstinence
M eat
Eggs
and Dairy
Fish
Olive
Oil
Wine |
No
Abstinence
Shellfish
Fruit
Vegetables |
|
Saturdays
and Sundays
(except
Great Saturday) |
Abstinence
Meat
Eggs
and Dairy
Fish |
No
Abstinence
Shellfish
Fruit
Vegetables
Olive
Oil
Wine |
|
Annunciation
(Mar 25) and Palm Sunday |
Abstinence
Meat
Eggs
and Dairy |
No
Abstinence
Shellfish
Fruit
Vegetables
Fish
Olive
Oil
Wine
|
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