Fasting and the Body

The lecture explains that fasting in the Church is not merely abstaining from food, but a deep spiritual exercise aimed at submitting the body to the spirit, so that a person may live a holy life prepared for feasts and sacraments.

📖 Spiritual Core Teaching

Fasting is practiced before feasts and sacraments in order to receive blessings and true spiritual preparation.
It is not a formal practice but a means to strengthen the spirit and weaken bodily passions.
True fasting is the submission of the senses and instincts, not only abstaining from food.
A person is called to live under the guidance of the spirit, not the body, because concern for the flesh leads to spiritual death.
Fasting is a spiritual struggle against the self, sin, and excessive love of comfort.
It also emphasizes the role of the family in raising children spiritually, not only physically.
It shows the importance of inner victory over anger, judgment, and desires.
Fasting is considered a holy spiritual battle in which a person overcomes himself and evil.
The ultimate goal is for the body to become obedient, pure, and worshipful in harmony with the spirit.
Thus, fasting becomes a means of union with God and preparation for eternal life.

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