The spiritual meaning of fasting is revealed in the chants: / "Fast is coming, mother of chastity, denouncer of sins" (Monday, 1 wk.). / "Let us fast by a pleasant fast" (Mon 1 wk.). / "Fasting, brethren, bodily, fasting and spiritually" (Wednesday 1 wk.). / "Come, let us cleanse ourselves with alms and the bounties of the poor" (2 wk.). / / Christian, remember and always bear in your thoughts and in your heart the great words of the Lord's prayer: Our Father, Who art in heaven (remember who is our Father? - God is our Father, our Love; who are we? We are His children, but brothers among themselves; in what love should the children of such a Father live among themselves? If the child of Abraham was faster, the deeds of Abraham were quicker (John 8:39 ); what should we do?) Hallowed be Thy name, may the kingdom come Yours, your will be done. Give us our daily bread this day (our bread (everything is common), not our own; self-love must be driven out of the hearts of the children of God: we are one) and leave us our debts (if you want and love God to forgive your sins, consider forgiving sins to people who sin against you as usual, knowing that love is longsuffering and merciful). Do not lead into temptation (and do not enter into temptation yourself; do not give your feet into confusion, keep you below, Lord, your covering on your right hand (Ps. 120, 3-5). But deliver us from the evil one (you yourself do not surrender to him by will, and the Lord will not give you away to him.) Thine is the kingdom (acknowledge the one King of God and work for Him alone) and strength (trust in His almighty power) and glory (for His glory be jealous with all your might and for all your life) in eyelids(He is the eternal King, and the kingdom of Satan will soon pass as a predatory, false one). Amen. All this is true. Remember most of all this prayer and more often read it in your mind, but meditate on it, what does every word, expression and request mean in it.
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