City a Desert - Series Two: St. Evagrius of Pontus On Asceticism and Stillness, Part XVI скачать в хорошем качестве

City a Desert - Series Two: St. Evagrius of Pontus On Asceticism and Stillness, Part XVI

To see more Philokalia Ministries content, visit our website at: www.philokaliaministries.org. Please consider supporting Fr. Charbel's work: https://www.philokaliaministries.org/... 16. Fast before the Lord according to your strength, for to do this will purge you of your iniquities and sins; it exalts the soul, sanctifies the mind, drives away the demons, and prepares you for God's presence. Having already eaten once, try not to eat a second time the same day, in case you become extravagant and disturb your mind. In this way you will have the means for helping others and for mortifying the passions of your body. But if there is a meeting of the brethren, and you have to eat a second and a third time, do not be disgruntled and surly. On the contrary, do gladly what you have to do, and when you have eaten a second or a third time, thank God that you have fulfilled the law of love and that He himself is providing for you. Also, there are occasions when, because of a bodily sickness, you have to eat a second and a third time or more often. Do not be sad about this; when you are ill you should modify your ascetic labours for the time being, so that you may regain the strength to take them up once more.