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.
Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). This book contains the 88 homilies that Chrysostom gave on the Gospel of St. John.
Christians of all denominations are looking today to the ancient discipline of a rule of life to strengthen their sense of living in Christ and participating in a wider community. For the first time the brothers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist are making their rule—completely rewritten and revised—available to the church at large. The book is composed of 49 short chapters that develop classical monastic themes of hospitality, poverty, celibacy, and obedience, exploring what these might mean to men and women living at the end of the millennium. And because this is a modern rule, it provides guidance and reflection in less traditional areas, too—leadership, conflict, the use and abuse of authority, work, the need for rest and silence, vocation, and fellowship with the poor. Therefore it has much to teach Christians in other kinds of communities, including the family, the parish, and the workplace. Concluding chapters give suggestions for meditating on the Rule and for its use as an aid to discernment and spiritual growth for prayer groups and parish life committees.
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