St. Pope Kyrillos VI..Fasting, my children
Fasting, my children, is the first commandment that God has delivered unto mankind, when He commanded our fore_parents Adam and Eve that they should not eat certain fruits in the Garden. And fasting was the first deed that our Lord and Master Jesus Christ did after being baptized, even before He started His preaching ministry among the people.
And fasting was the first deed that our fathers the Apostles did when the Bridegroom was taken from them. And while they fasted and prayed, the Holy Spirit spoke unto them (Act 13:2).
Fasting is the weapon by which we defeat the devils, for the Lord said, “this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” (Mat 17:21).
St. Pope Kyrillos VI
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