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Episode 15: Fasting: So, what’s for supper?
iEcclesia ...From Canada to the World
“Find the door of your heart, and you will discover it’s the door to the Kingdom of God”
Program Information
This podcast is the first of a new series on iEcclesia. As Great Lent began on March 10th, the purpose of this series of upcoming podcasts is to help our listeners better understand why the Orthodox Church celebrates Great Lent, what the roots are, and how we should prepare for its conclusion being Holy Week and Pascha.
Don’t forget that, during Great Lent, new episodes will be coming to you every week!
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Episode Summary iEcclesia continues its Great Lent series discussing a topic that many people have questions about. We usually associate Great Lent with fasting, and fasting with food. It’s a time when the strictest of fasting rules would have people eat no meat, no dairy products, no fish, and not even oil or wine. Although this type of rule is followed mainly in monasteries, people that live in metropolitan cities throughout the globe follow a similar type of fasting. That being said, there are many people that don’t tend to fast at all. They see it as “outdated”, “unprofitable” and “not needed” to be a good Christian. “It doesn’t matter what go in your mouth, just what comes out,” they would say. The opposite side of the spectrum would say, “they just fast so people can congratulate them.” Reading Scripture, Christ had something to say about fasting, and about these types of attitudes towards a practice that could help Christians in their spiritual journey to the Kingdom of God.
Guest Information
Parish Priest of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Community in Hamilton, Ontario Bachelor’s of Theology from the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy, Valedictorian Master’s of Divinity from Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts, Valedictorian
Member, Metropolis Youth Board Youth Director, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Community (Toronto, Ontario) Former student of the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy
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Broadcast date: Friday March 21st, 2008
Nick
Asimenios, Host