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i think fasting from sins makes sense, fasting from evil thoughts, fasting from worry, etc… but fasting from meat foods or sweet foods or salty foods or comfortable socks or warm blankets makes no sense to me.

>>566313

I think the goal is to make it easier to "fast" from sin by fasting from worldly comforts.

>>566320

this implies sin is like a worldly comfort, or that worldly comforts are like sins.

Both ideas are wrong and lead to confusion.

>>566313

Either go get a proper catechism or take off that flag

>>566305

Since literally the very beginning of Christianity we have fasted every Wednesday and Friday. If you don't do this, you are doing it wrong.

doing the Advent fast now. i really want a glass of milk and a cold-cut

>>566491

Eat sushi while you can, brother. Only one more week-end after that one and we can't have fish on week-ends anymore…

>glass of milk

Absolutely disgusting

What I want is a Coke tbh

>>566494

>he drinks soda

lel

besides, going by the letter of the fast, Coke is kosher isn't it?

Also, my spiritual father and I had a discussion about this, and he told me not to relax that fast rules on weekends. So strict fasting every day - no fish, oil or wine on weekends. I guess he's trying to challenge me or something.

>>566498

>besides, going by the letter of the fast, Coke is kosher isn't it?

You've gotta drop something beyond the standard of the fast.

I love sugary stuff so I'm abstaining from soda, candy, and beer.

I barely ever eat meat to begin with, or things with oil in them, so the standard fast isn't particularly problematic for me (except for the "1 meal a day keeps the Satan away" thing).

>Also, my spiritual father and I had a discussion about this, and he told me not to relax that fast rules on weekends. So strict fasting every day - no fish, oil or wine on weekends. I guess he's trying to challenge me or something.

s-sorry for talking about sushi then.

>>566503

Ah yeah, I don't fuck with soda too much. I'll have one NA beer a night when I get home from work to play make believe. I work a manual labor job, so one meal a day isn't good for me - I try to skip breakfast (with the exception of coffee and a piece of fruit) and just eat lunch and dinner though, maybe grazing on peanuts in between. I will also admit to indulging in some Skittles after work a… few… times…

>>566313

go talk to your spiritual father before you larp online

>>566313

>Orthodox flag

>>566498

How do you even avoid oil? There's hydrogenated, vegetable, or soybean oil in almost literally everything, including bread.

>>566606

Stop eating processed american food. Not hard at all.

>>566774

I live in America. Where am I supposed to buy bread?

>>566799

Just eat vegetables and fruits and drink water, man. It's not like you're going to buy apples filled with olive oil.

>>566606

The official proscription in the Church is against olive oil. I avoid that completely. As for the others, I try to eat only a scarce amount (like the amount needed to keep food from sticking to a cooking surface) and mostly just stay away from fried foods.