Returning to Christ Through Fasting in Faith

Update: 2024-03-20

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As Orthodox Christians prepare to enter the Great Fast, the Very Rev. Dr Alexander Rentel reminds us to contemplate anew the reason for our fasting. We fast, not because God requires or needs us to fast, but because, through fasting in faith and humility, we learn to turn away from our sins and towards Christ and His Kingdom.

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Returning to Christ Through Fasting in Faith