For looking is the food of the eyes, but if this be such as is unlawful or forbidden, it mars the fast; and upsets the whole safety of the soul; but if it be lawful and safe, it adorns fasting. For it would be among things the most absurd to abstain from lawful food because of the fast, but with the eyes to touch even what is forbidden. Dost thou not eat flesh? Feed not upon lasciviousness by means of the eyes.

Let the ear fast also. The fasting of the ear consists in refusing to receive evil speakings and calumnies. “Thou shalt not receive a false report,” it says.

Let the mouth too fast from disgraceful speeches and railing. For what doth it profit if we abstain from birds and fishes; and yet bite and devour our brethren? The evil speaker eateth the flesh of his brother, and biteth the body of his neighbor.

Because of this Paul utters the fearful saying, “If ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.” (Gal. 5:15) Thou hast not fixed thy teeth in the flesh, but thou hast fixed the slander in the soul, and inflicted the wound of evil suspicion; thou hast harmed, in a thousand ways, thyself and him, and many others, for in slandering a neighbor thou hast made him who listens to the slander worse…

Saturday, March 12, 2016



Above you will find the starting Kathisma for each person who signed up to pray this season. If you wish to see further dates, you can access the entire document here.
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Open for Sign-Up for Praying the Psalms Together - Nativity 2022

Sign Up Now - The Nativity Fast Begins November 15th

Please join us for another wonderful fasting season of prayer.

We are going to pray through the Psalms. You can click on one of the Kathisma on the sidebar resources to get an idea of the length. Please prayerfully consider making the commitment to sign up to pray during this season of expectation.

Sign up at the bottom of this page to be a part of our Psalter Group for Nativity 2022.

Note to mobile users: you may not see the form or other instructions and options on the mobile site. From a desktop computer, the form to sign up is visible, as are other pages on 'How to pray the Psalter', etc.

Before the fast begins, I'll post your starting Kathisma and a prayer list.

See the directions in the 'Resources' section for more details on how to pray the Psalter.
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