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Teaching the proper understanding of fasting, particularly those associated with the major Feasts of the Church (Nativity, Nineveh, Great Lent, Apostles, & Dormition). Fasting must be combined together with prayer and charity. Fasting enables us to control the body and refreshes the soul.

Teacher Training and Resources

Reference Materials

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Articles

  1. On Fasting & Almsgiving, St. John Chrysostom (PDF)
  2. St John Chrysostom’s Homily on Fasting
  3. DSWA Department of Counseling Note on Fasting and Mental Health
  4. “Seven Times a Day I Praise You” – The Shehimo Prayers, Fr. Jake Kurian
  5. Liturgical Year & Seasons, H.G. Dr. Gabriel Mar Gregorios (MOSC)
  6. The Forty-Day Fast Completed in Forty-Eight and a Half Days and in Fifty Days, Rev. Fr. Dr. Jacob Mathew
  7. Lenten Reflection – Day 4 of the Great Lent, Jobin, Author @SeekingTheosis

Videos

  1. The Ladder Episode 9: Fasting, Fr. Shawn Thomas (Northeast American Diocese)

Podcasts

Book Excerpts

  1. The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life, Sebastian Brock

Scripture

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Liturgical Resources

The Ministry of Liturgical Resource Development (LRD) was created in July of 2015 (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/10/2015, July 24,2015) to promote the translation, versification, and publication of vital English liturgical resources. Today most of our Sacramental offices are available and the "Service Book of the Holy Qurbono" and "Shehimo: Book of Common Prayer" are available in print. Wherever possible references will be made using LRD resources given the easy access to these materials to the faithful in North America.

Holy Qurbono


Other Hymns


Other Prayers


Promion and Sedro


Quotes

Patristic Quotes

  • [St. John Chrysostom] "Let the mouth also fast from disgraceful speeches and railings. For what does it profit if we abstain from fish and fowl and yet bite and devour our brothers and sisters? The evil speaker eats the flesh of his brother and bites the body of his neighbor."
  • [St. Macarius] "This is the sign of Christianity. However man should do and how many justifying works he should perform, he should feel that he has accomplished nothing. And when he fasts, he should say, 'I have not fasted.' When he prays, let him think, 'I have not prayed.' Persevering in prayer he should say, 'I have not persevered. I have only begun to practice asceticism and to labor.'"
  • [St. Basil] "Let us fast an acceptable and very pleasing fast to the Lord. True fast is the estrangement from evil, temperance of tongue, abstinence from anger, separation from desires, slander, falsehood, and perjury. Privation of these is true fasting."
  • [St. Gregorios of Parumala] "If man does not raise his hands in prayer for himself and for the sake of his people, even after knowing God, how can we say man is better than animals who are not wise and cannot think about their future."
  • [St. John Chrysostom] “When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.”

Other Quotes

Syriac and Greek Words

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