“Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness and bodily comfort. Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things. To fast is to banquet with angels.”
+ St. Athanasius the Great
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Gladsome Lights 
What a beautiful icon!
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What a penetrating quote; thank you, Gretchen.
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That’s a beautiful quote about fasting. I shall remember it.
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I hadn’t seen that website. Thanks for the reference. Angels and demons have been troublesome for me (not literally, more as a matter of faith — but then faith itself is hard unless you give in, which I’m doing, with God’s help, even though it doesn’t always feel like it)
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Ah, giving in…You make me wonder if that isn’t somehow the biggest part of faith, or a good description of it…
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Hello, I’m Pat from southern California and I just discovered your lovely blog. Thank you the words of inspiration you shared during this Great Lent. My best wishes to you, Pat
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Pat, so nice to meet you here!
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Thank you for the wonderful link on angels, which I just read. I love that it ends with a quote from the Prayer of the Hours. This is an encouraging post as we continue “the joyful celebration of the Fast” (to quote a hymn from today’s Matins).
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