| Εἶπε πάλιν· Εἰ νομίμως ἀσκεῖτε νηστεύοντες, μὴ τυφοῦσθε· εἰ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦτο αὐχεῖτε, μᾶλλον κρεωφαψεὶτε. Συμφέρει γὰρ ἀνθρώπῳ μᾶλλον κρέα ἐσθίειν, ἢ τυφοῦσθαι καὶ μεγαλαυχεῖν ᾽Αποφθεγματα των ἀγιων γεροντων, Παλλαδιος |
Again father John of Thebaid said, 'If you lawfully exert yourself in fasting, do not be conceited; for if you glory in this, it would be better that you ate meat. It is better for a man to eat meat than to be proud and to boast.' Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Palladius of Galatia |
10 Feb 2016
A Warning about Fasting
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