How to Fast for Lent | Greek Orthodoxy 101
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2020
- The question of how to fast generates quite a bit of discussion and confusion, especially since there are so many different opinions from different priests on the rules of fasting. Life in today’s world can make keeping the fast difficult for many of us. To help clarify this, we offer 3 levels of fasting that hopefully will provide each of us with a way to use the Lenten period to prepare for the joyous Resurrection of our Lord and Savior.
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Raise your hand if your watching this during lent ✋🏻
I'm a roman catholic, but i was an orthodox cristhian, but i keep so many orthodox practices, thr fasting help me to much to keep the focus in the lent
Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ☦♥️☦
@@guilhermepaschoalplatania4727 God bless you!
I'm a Russian orthodox and I'm on lent rn😭🙏bro I was like, "wtf should i eat" so i was like let's search up a vid on what i should eat and this came up💀
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Our Ethiopian Orthodox tradition is what you called level 1. No meet or dairy products allowed, not for 40, but for 55 days straight. The monastic tradition is even stricter. Many people start fasting at midnight and fast till 3pm the nextday. As you rightly said it is a matter of practice. Children are encouraged to fast from the age of seven onwards.
May God bless the Christian nations all over the world and give us peace during this lent season
Amen Amen Amen.
It's 55 days with no meat and 48 days of fasting for the Eastern Orthodox. 7 days of no meat for Cheesefare, 40 days of fasting for lent, Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday, and 6 days of fasting Holy Week. Though, technically, weekends plus the feast of the Annunciation aren't fast days, but still no meat or dairy (or fish except for annunciation and Palm Sunday).
In our Middle eastern Greek Orthodox/Catholic Maronite tradition, we only focus on not eating anything other than vegetables (so olive oil is allowed), fruits and bread as long as it doesn’t contain milk. No meat, no dairy products, no sugar as well. Usually, before starting fast, we decide why are we fasting and how will we be fasting (Fasting only for what we think we cannot live with (for the only thing that we can’t live with is God) or fasting only for an amount of time a day (just like Christ did for 40 days)). Most of us would usually not eat or drink anything from evening to afternoon.
But sadly, today people don’t care about God anymore, they forgot who God is. Agnosticism is growing in the middle. 😔
@@marcusa.4756 I must try abstinence from sugar. That is my weakness.
FISH HAS TO BE FASTED TOO EXCEPT CHRISTMAS BUT GENERALLY I HEARD EVERY WED AND FRIDAY OF OUR LIFE NO FISH/MEAT/ AND DAIRY. BUT DAIRY MAY BE ALLOWED
Latin Rite Catholic here looking to go deeper. Thank you for helping me...peaceful days to all
God bless
I wanna try fasting tomorrow for the first time as a new Christian. Thank you for the lesson
Our pleasure! May the Lord give you strength!
I see you got love from the maker of this video. Love is good . He didnt love everyones message though. If you fast especially your first fast. Make sure you fight satan with all your power! You must not listen to what this priest just promoted!
Absolutely no food from animal!
Start juicing! Juice to get your vitamins and to heal your poluted body from all of satans food! The food is poison for our bodies! Pray and repent! Receive holy communion as your reward! Once you eat meat you will feel like a failure and will continue to eat meat. But its only a little bit of meat. Lol 🤦♂️ congrats to the priest ! Must be a freemason church! Promoting the 🌈 now to ! Antichrists are every where! The devil wants you to fail! This is for your soul! Stay strong 💪🏽 On your journey
With prayers, I wish everyone a joy-filled Lent, for repentance brings redemption.
Thank you and God Bless you....
I am hindu My husband is roman Catholic an he fast from all meat product from animals an no alcohol an no sex . I support him all the way . We always support an respect each others religion.
Our Lord Jesus will surely bless you and your family for your support! May Jesus shine in your heart forever and ever
@@lumpcrabbarnacle3382 thank u very much
Dear sister, your husband maybe fasting but you more blessed in your journey with him
May God bless you dear🥺🤎
@@nooranoora702 thank u same to u 😘😘
When you are fasting prayer is the most essential thing to do it is not difficult to go an entire day without food
I’m a Roman Catholic, this was very informative 🙏
I’m a Roman Catholic and I’ve heard people who thoroughly fast for 40 days. I know a friend who only ate bread and water with lots of prayer. 🙏 thank you for this information. I do abstain certain food from during lent.
I'm not Greek nor am I in any orthodox church or even the Catholic Church. However I did recently find Christ and was confused about fasting. I'm a diabetic so I can't just go all in and not eat for 40 days but I really want to honor Christ and show obedience and connect with him deeper. This video was very informative. Thank you.
Well you don't need to not eat for 40 days it's fasting not copy what Jesus did in a desert. Fasting is easiest done year round first off. I don't eat from sun up to sun down 24/7 in normal times. Friday would be fish only but also have someone who knows you more than anyone else choose something else for you to give up other than meat. Meat is inherently going to be abstained from anyway. More than anything Lent is a formula for making a great change in your life and to reflect on your values and those around you and adjust your situation accordingly.
Fast from screens( tv,computers)
Bettween meal snacks
Bad habits
Fasting can cure diabetes, unless you are type 1. Read Dr Jason Fung, a nephrologist who has helped many T2 diabetics be clear of diabetes.
Hahahaha the way you presented "NO OLIVE OIL" was too real! When I first learned all the fasting rules I thought no big deal, I've gone through periods of being vegan, I already have hundreds of recipes on file. Then I learned about olive oil 😭
Normal cooking oil or mustard oil also in option
That's my biggest challenge 😢 I try to follow xerofagy and replaced olive oil with a little avocado (the fruit not the oil) because I crave the taste so much. I don't know if straight up olives are ok.
This will be my first fast as a catechumen! God bless father :-)
Same!
What’s that
Same
@@istandout321 a catechumen is someone who is learning about the faith and who wishes to become orthodox
The first time is the easiest. How do you feel this time around?
I believe our Father sees all of our efforts and no matter how small, they count 😇🙏
Oh yes he does🥺🤎 he also sees our heart to know that we’re actually focused on him.
Amen! Our Lord and Savior is all-merciful and loving towards his children.
So if I dont fast all the way up to Easter it still counts ?
@@orthodoxcrusader5413 absolutely, you made the effort. Think about how many others don't even bother?
@@irisponcedeleon2239 thanks cause I had many people who consider themselves strict telling me how if I dont do everything correctly until Easter it doesn't count and I shouldn't bother do it
As a Catholic, I love this method of fasting.
My "pnevmatiokos" used to say that neither eating piles of permitted food nor eating just a small portion of not permitted meat is fasting.
Tomorrow brings a day of love, but also a season of fasting!
Thank you father, i struggle with so many issues and will use the fast to inflict some personal pain to show my solidarity with Christ who suffered immeasurably more than i ever will. I will attempt the level 1 fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. God bless you and the Holy Church
Thank you Father. My struggle is not the fast itself but the smaller portions. Get behind me Satan!
We are ready Father 🙏🏽May God give as Strength🤲🏽 love from Ethiopian Orthodox.
Our love from Greece 🇬🇷!
Mike Ehrmantraut explaining the fast was very helpful. Joking aside, this video was very helpful to explain to people what fasting is when I was teaching my family
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im a protestant but im going to attempt
this
That's great! We'd love to hear your feedback. God bless!
I was once protestant too. Once you start peering into the true Church, you won't look back :-) God bless
Can I ask if I dont go to church during lent does my fasting count ?
We ready 🙏🏽Father May God give as Strength🤲🏽 love from Ethiopian 🇪🇹 Orthodox.
Father, Bless you. I had to give up my son to Jesus Christ on November 29, 2021, at the age of 57, just four days after his birthday and one day before his son's 22nd birthday. He died on the first Sunday of Advent. I have had many painful experiences in my life and no one was ever there for me. I choose Level 3 which I have already been doing. Jesus sent your words to me today. It's like a miracle. Bless you.
my condolences❤️, stay strong 🙏🏽 The Lord will give you the strength you need. God bless you❤️☦️
Take care you are not alone god is always with you
Bless you too Carol. You may have felt you had no one at your side in your darkest times, but you should know that you are never really alone. He is with you always.
I hope that you will also find someone close that will be there for you. If not someone you know and trust then professional help. Being vulnerable to someone you can trust is scary, but it is also a first step to lightening your heart. I’m so sorry to hear of the passing of your son. He will also be there for you now, as you will need to be a support for your grandson - and he for you. I wish you love and light.
Thank you Father for explaining the levels of fasting - I know which category I fall into!
Thank you so much, God bless you father🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Best explanation I ever heard. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I loved the triad of fasting, prayer, and charity. Much appreciated. This will be my first attempt.
Bless you. Our pleasure to help.
A wonderful video and after all these years of confusing information for all sorts of people who have told me that I was fasting incorrectly that this video has really put things into prospective. Thank you Father.
I'm praying for the best for you and your family. 💕 Amen
In the Lutheran tradition, fasting is not mandatory but it is commended. For Lent, I do not have snacks between meals, have no sweets, no soft drinks, or alcohol. Sundays and March 25 (The Feast of the Annunciation in our calendar) are excluded. Blessed Lent to all.
Looks like Annunciation is respected everywhere.
Thank you, Father
Thank you, father!❤ May God bless you and give you strength for this year's fast, brothers and sisters ❤☦🕊
This is my first fast, and this video was received with joy.
This was the best explanation on how to fast and why we fast. Thank you Father Angelo. You make so much sense.
Thank you Father 🙏
Thank you so much Father, now I know... May the Almighty God bless you.
Dear Father Angelo Maggos, thank you so much!! Will follow to learn more. Best wishes and greetings from a Roman Catholic sister in Christ/ Germany
I too I am a Roman Catholic and found this video very helpful and enlightening. May God bless us all. Have a happy Lent.
I do it the second time in a row and it’s really easier this year than last year.
Greetings
I found this channel on rumble so happy to join here too. Thank you teaching us new converts to the Orthodox Church.
You are most welcome!
Thank you Father for the video.
Thank you for this video. This will be my first year observing as a Orthodox Christian, and at the same time, starting a new challenging career. I have been stressing quite a bit about both; but I am feeling a little more comforted after talking to my priest and watching your video.
Oh thank you Father that’s helpful, great advice! God bless you!
This was actually a very good comprehensive guide. You are enjoyable to watch as well. Thank you so much for the information and may God bless you.
Greetings Father, from Kenya.
Thank you Father this really helped me to understand fasting
God bless you. Great explanation Father.
Thank you father for this 🙏🏻
Great explanation, this will help me so much more during the Lenten season. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾
You're very welcome!
Thank You father! Glory be to Our Lord!
thank you Father, for your thoughts.
Thank you. I needed to hear this. God Bless.
Very informative and super helpful. Thank you!
Thank you father
I absolutely enjoyed this, thank you so much Father❤
Thank you very much. So insightful
Very helpful video! Thank you Father.
This session is intellectual and useful. Thank you
Father I come.with a heavy broken heart sadness please help.my family my sadness for on my knees dear Lord Jesus & Mary💟🏥💟please
I will pray for you
Thank you, didn’t know any of this only monastic way because our parents raised us in monasteries and it was strict and now the hard part is taking the strict and rules off and re learning because I only learned monastic way
Thank you for detail and clear explanation
So helpful, thank you. 🙏
Thank you so much father you are excellent in how you explain it to us my god bless you first time in my life I knew this 🙏✝️🙌🥺
Thank you for this very helpful video Father.
You're welcome!
thank you father
This was such a well done video. Very informative, and very helpful. Thank you so much. God Bless.
So informative! And timely! 🙋♀️
Thank you for explaining fasting in more detail I've been fasting for several weeks till Christmas and you made me understand it more about are we fast to get closer to God 2 reach out and love someone in need.
I haven't eaten meat in a year but I only eat salmon on weekends in a bag of nuts and the rest of the week it's all vegetables no oils no butter no cards.
Salmon IS meat, also, meat contains important nutrients that plants cannot provide.
, thank you. I have a better understanding. God Bless.
Wonderful Video. I never eat meat, vegetarian hahahah so I have taken to bread and water for today , Ash Wednesday. I suppose we do what we can to show the lord our perseverance and our love. I wish you all a blessed Lent, Im on my way to baptism in easter so this lent is particularly a special one for me. Go bless you all.
Fr. Thank You very informative. 🙏🌺☦️🌺🙏
A very sensible practical approach of getting into Fasting in Lent.
Thank you Father
What a wonderful explanation of Great Fast.
My family does a combination of number two we have cheese and dairy but no meat
We are lucky at St George of Troy we have an increase in Services the Great Compline on Monday; Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday and the Akathist to the Theotokos on Friday to help us through Great Lent
Well explained ....Thank you
Thank You kindly Father/Abouna for this informative video on Fasting! This year since I am a recent convert to Orthodoxy coming from the RCC its still very new to me! Will be doing a Level 2 fasting this Lent & looking forward to dive even further into the Faith aswell as deepen my relationship with Christ! ☦️🕊
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation, you've no idea what this has done for me. It has put so much into amazing perspective for me and I am grateful. Bless you!
We're very happy it helped! Bless you!
Thank you Father it is so very clear! Blessings upon you.
You are very welcome! God bless.
Thank you for this. I have been in such distress over this. Your clear explanation has brought me peace.
We're extremely happy that this has been helpful for you. God bless!
Thank you so muchh❤️☦️
Thank you. That was the best walk through on Lent fasting for me.
You're welcome! Have a blessed Lent!
THANK YOU VERRRYYYYYMUCH!!!!!!!!!👍🙏🙏❤️👍👍👍👍
Η Παναγιά μαζί σου πάτερ!
I do believe its a personal thing for everyone...🙏
I love the concept of fasting, it really does tamper the temptations of the flesh and when fasting is done correctly, it really does bring an individual closer to his Creator and make no mistake, Orthodox Church fasting is VERY challenging to do.
My fasting is level 1 and i thank God for that 🙏
Isaiah 58
[5] Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
[6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
[7] Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
[8] Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
[9] Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
[10] And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
[11] And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Well said, prayer,fasting,helping less fortunate,comforting,encouraging those who have lost loved,or are @ a tryin moment in their lives,the sick ,the addicts etc.Thank you God Bless you.
Thank you for providing this.
Wow..this really goes againts what the fathers teach about lent..sure fasting from different foods is not the main thing, however it is an essential par of lent..there really is not a question about it. And ofcourse your spiritual father has a say in your personal fast, in fact no one should make up there own rules. With all due respect the content here seems very prostestant.
Blessed great lent to everyone!
IAM a new Orthodox and terrible at it andLent. IAM not very smart Spiritually . I wanted to be a Priest when was a teenager , now at 57 it is not possible I guess? Can someone help me? Tony from Buffalo.
This content is not protestant, l wouldn't be here if it was. There is no fasting season in protestantism. I'm here seeking advice because l come from a protestant background and this is super helpful to me. I understand your problem with it but beginners can't go from 100 to 0. Churchfathers do discuss how you shouldn't become proud of your fasting, how it's useless without prayer, to keep your eyes on your own plate etc. There are so many more difficulties in it than just not eating certain foods. I'm a new one, my body didn't adapt yet, lots of headaches, my family doesn't want to fast. Doesn't mean l don't try but l can't do it perfectly and being made feel guilty for that doesn't make people in general do better, it's discouraging and you feel so embarrassed in front of other orthodox people you'd rather quit and stop trying. Humility and trials are good but most people need understanding guides to adapt instead of quitting and do it for God, not out of peer pressure. There are many new converts lately and you have to make things simpler to them at first so every year they can do it better, l really don't think it's making our own rules because it's clear what those are supposed to be but struggling with them for one reason or another shouldn't be a taboo, the goal is to help us get there.
I wish it was explained to me like this when I was Orthodox. Thank you father!
You're very welcome!
What a great video!!!
I would interpret the "3 levels of fasting" as the Economy that the Church does to each one of us based on our situation. One size doesn't fit them all. However, what the father calls a "monastic fasting", is wrong. The rules and the canons of the Church on Fasting are very clear on what we should eat and what we should not eat each day. And those rules apply to ALL OF US (monastics, priests and lay people). Now, if someone goes through a struggle, then this needs to be discussed with a Priest and the Priest is going to decide what's appropriate and what's not appropriate for that person to eat.
Thank you, Father, for this explanation. So very helpful!
You are very welcome
I'm a Taoist but somewhat of an agnostic. Not one that denies God just experiences it differently. I will be taking part in fasting and will be essentially on a vegan diet as a result. With the exception of a few things in my kitchen that I do not want to waste such as the few eggs I have left. It's easier for me because I am almost on a vegetarian anyways except for rare occasional consumption of meat which generally happened once a year. Recently I tried eating a few meats thats I had come to somewhat miss over the years since I cut it almost entirely from my diet for my beliefs. With this fast I hope to cleanse myself and bring back balance in my own way. I admit I do not do it for the same reasons you do it. Many people also do not fast in the U.K, not anyone that I personally know. Though I'm happy to take this journey with you, as Jesus was truly remarkable and we can all learn from him. May God bless you all! May you stay true to your fast this lent!
Bless you Father. This is a brilliant way of explaining fasting. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
Thank you so much your explanation is an eye opener for me . My journey towards this Lent. Amen
what beautiful music on this great vespers/sunday of forgiveness march 7 2022
Thank you 🙏.
I can do Level Two.
Watch portions.
Prayer 🙏. So far I’m improving slowly.
Father, I appreciate your explanation about the benefits of fasting and it's connection to the Triad. I plan to incorporate the monastic fast (every Fridays) throughout this Lenten season.
Thank you
Fantastic video Father. God bless you, God love you
Bless you Father
God bless you.
I hope Greeks like Tsipras realise the Orthodox Church kept Greek culture alive during ottoman rule. Kalon Pascha to you all.
Tsipras is not Greek !
He is a traitor