Fasting, fake meat, and what 'abstinence' isn't : A Lenten Pillar Explainer

Fasting, fake meat, and what 'abstinence' isn't : A Lenten Pillar Explainer

Credit: ShutterstockThis fasting and abstinence explainer was originally published in Lent 2022. To help you remember how to fast on Ash Wednesday, we’re re-upping it!If you’re a regular reader of The Pillar, you probably know the basics of fasting and abstinence in Lent. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence, and Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. But do you know all the ins-and-outs of what’s allowed and what’s …

The 40-day Easter fast has begun Find out what diet you can follow- We have prepared a fasting weekly program of 2000 calories with options for fasting. Writes Christiana Ampatzi, Nutritionist — Dietitian, Lesvos Lenten fasting is mainly based on foods of plant origin, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts. On the contrary, consumption [...]

With Ash Wednesday, the official Christian Lenten Time begins, for many people it is a phase of conscious abstinence and purification. Officially, this period lasts for 40 days - quite long. Too long? "I would not advise anyone to fast strictly for 40 days", explains Prof. Michaela Axt-Gadermann in an interview with the news agency spot on news. As healthy as it is, the metabolism slows down the longer and more severe the fasting, because when f…

A Lenten fast acceptable to the Lord - Blog

The prophet Isaiah boldly challenges us to choose the way of fasting most acceptable to the Lord: "Releasing those bound unjustly ... setting free the oppressed ... sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless, clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own."