By Socrates Aristotle
"The fasting proclamation, pericharos ypodexometha; EI gar taftin the forefather diefylaxato, the Eden deduction CDR if have suffered, Handsome not in the vision, and great in vrosin, the AWU killing fruit, non synarpasthomen per vlefarois, Medea glykanthito us the pharynx, per timomenois vromasi and after the metalipsin atimazomenois, fygomen the akrasian and percent after extensively pathesin non ypovlithomen; ensimanthomen tῷ blood, of our behalf achthentos to death voluntarily, and I will not thigῃ us the olothreftis and fagoimen Easter, Christ on ierotaton , εἰς σωτηρίαν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν. ”(ΤΗ Α΄ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ: Αποστιχον Αίνων Ήχος πλ. Δ ')
(Free translation)
The message of fasting that our Church announced during this period of Lent, let us accept it with joy. Because if our ancestor Adam observed fasting, we would not be expelled from Paradise now.
The fruit that became the cause of our death, was beautiful in appearance and delicious in taste, but let not our eyes deceive us, nor the sweetness of our throat so that we do not fall into dishonor. Do not succumb to greed and the severity of the passions. To be sealed with blood. What for us and our salvation was voluntarily led to death, so that death does not deceive us and harm us. And so we will eat the most holy Easter of Christ which is His body and blood, for the salvation of our souls and the enjoyment of eternal life with Him.
My dear,
The hymnology of our Church, thus promotes fasting, as one of the means of our Salvation. In these days of Lent, which are days of more intense spiritual struggles, let us willingly use this medium that has much to offer us.