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Well I ordered the book . :)And thanks to Bob O. I have the copies of the Byzantine Fasting Traditions.
I have been truly blessed by my new friends here.
Thank you.
Kathleen Elsie Dear Kathleen, We do hope that you will stick around!  I am always saying that we need more women here!  In Christ, Alice, one of your 'Faith and Worship' moderators
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Thank you again I believe I will stick around.  Now another question. Where does coffee come in the picture of the Fast?
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One of my Orthodox friends on the Forum lives on it! I think he has a 2500 mL I.V. drip!
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I can understand your friend. We have a commercial Bunn in the kitches and yes it has two pots. In my defence there are four adult coffee drinker in the house. But an IV drip would be nice at times  . Is coffee and/or tea without cream and sugar a no no. My addiction would like to know. Of course this would be a good time to go cold turkey only no one will be able to live with me then.
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does black coffee contain milk ? Cream ?? eggs ???? or even olive oil ????
It's water with coffee flavouring and a good dollop of caffeine .
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Tea or coffee with sugar is fine. Cream is a no-no for Easterners. I don't know about Coffee Mate or something like that.
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Thank you both. My addiction is happy.
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In my RC days - i did omit coffee - the first week was not pleasant  After that it got more manageable - but I did notice that some folk avoided me
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In my RC days - i did omit coffee - the first week was not pleasant After that it got more manageable - but I did notice that some folk avoided me LOL ! That was funny . . . . . . you weren't serious about giving up coffee . . . were you?  -- John
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YES !!!  Actually I gave up caffeine - so at 'tea break' at choir practice I even had to forgo Coke Fruit Infusions were a help
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Well guys it is possible to give up anything if you put your mind to it. I give up all caffeine for Lent and just sip plain hot water if I need something hot in the morning. I didn't do it at first voluntarily: it was part of a diet imposed on me by my physician some years ago--before he discovered formaldehyde exposure as the culprit. BTW, after my recent experience, my cardiologist has forbidden me to have any coffee, tea, or chocolate--with or without caffeine--until May 1st. So I guess Great Lent will last a bit longer for me this year. But let's stay on topic. The topic is the deep meaning of fasting--what the point of all the dietary restrictions are doing or supposed to lead us to be and understand.BOB
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What a beautiful prayer! And it speaks simply of the true meaning of fasting. It is from Orthros of Saturday morning of the fourth week of the Great & Holy Fast.
This is the last troparion of the Seventh Ode from this morning: "We entreat you, O Virgin, who alone are full of love, cleasne us from our sinfulness. Pray fervently to Christ, for by nature He is love, that we who sing His praises may complete the time of abstinence performing acts of love."
إِليكِ وحدَكِ أَيتها العذراءُ الصَّالحة. نَتوسَّلُ نحن المتضرِّرين. أن تُصلِحينا. وتتوسَّلي إلى المسيحِ دائماً. بما أنهُ صالحٌ بالطبيعة. لِنُكمِّلَ أوانَ الإمساك. بالأعمالِ الصّالحة. نحن مسبِّحيهِ
It seems a lovely and simple way to show the real meaning of fasting.
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