Here's Why We Need to Fast More Intensely | St. Michael's Abbey 

May I ask for a video on how to prepare for a foot pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela or to Rome? Can I ask Our Lady to guide and comfort my steps? What would you recommend?

How much we have no idea about in our Faith yet refreshing to hear Jesus speak through these priests to teach us how we can unite ourselves to Him! Beautiful!

i wonder why this church emphasizes sacrifices, such as _'fasting'_ when it doesn't practice obedience to Jesus (John 14:15) ? do you all not believe the Words written in Scripture?

@@tony1685 in light of truth Sacrifices are good! They atone for our sins and those of our family and the world. Yes there is schism in the Church but FOLLOW GOD'S WORD and JESUS teachings. Remain steadfast in loyalty to the True Magesterium which is Jesus Christ. Our good priests are being persecuted and for me I am standing with my priests. They are the MOST TEMPTED BY SATAN! Rally in prayer with the Rosary in your hand...help OUR LADY CRUSH THE SERPENTS HEAD! All love and prayers for you and your family. ❤️

@@Starrider1212 hi Ma'am - you wrote: _'in light of truth Sacrifices are good.'_ - He desires obedience, more than sacrifice. you wrote: _'They atone for our sins.....'_ - *Nonsense* - His sacrifice *Alone* does that - we either accept it and repent or we don't. you wrote: _'Yes there is schism in the Church but FOLLOW GOD'S WORD and JESUS teachings.'_ - Ma'am - God's Word proves that catholicism is NOT His church - do you not believe 1 Tim 3:15 and/or John 14:15 ??? finally in one of your last sentences you wrote: _'....OUR LADY CRUSH THE SERPENTS HEAD!'_ - the Christian Bible shows that *JESUS CHRIST* is He who does such - you're putting a sinner in the place of Deity - Mary was a sinner and is now dead - please quit with the worship of a fellow sinner, Ma'am. it's antichrist. ps - you never once replied appropriately to my post. try reading my posts and actually addressing them. thanks in advance, Ma'am.

The Eastern Catholic rite still does a strict fast: no dairy, no meat, no oils, no nuts.

@@jupiterinaries6150 Maronite Catholic here, doing exactly this. Its tough but its easy when you remember why we do it

Just because Catholics are only required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, DOES NOT mean we can only fast during those days. People can choose to do more, but this is something many do not understand. The Catholic Church understands that life is different for every individual, and so every Catholic individual must decide how to fast. For example, I used to do a very strict fast, but I kept getting sick and could not do all of my responsibilities, so I decided, after praying about it, i.e. asking God for advice, that fasting was not good for me. I now only fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Also, it used to be that children over 7 years had to fast, but we now know more about the connection between food and children's development, so it might not be prudent to make them fast even if only for a month. Now the rule is all those over 14 must fast, but a 14 year old is already quite developed and can do a month long fast without hindering his physical development too much. I suspect they had originally chosen the age of 7 since it is the age of reason, but a 7 year old's body is still not robust enough. You might argue that 7 year olds of the past all fasted and survived. Yes, but we can point out that 7 year olds today are bigger and stronger than the 7 year olds of the past, and have a higher chance of living a longer and healthier life. This has a lot to do with the amount of food that they are able to eat. But you might point out, as Father has said, that God will give us the grace to be able to fast. Well, if He gives you the grace to be able to fast, then accept it and fast. But this grace is not given to everyone. I wanted to continue fasting, but I couldn't. So, the new rules are still actual Catholicism, except most people, even those who are able to fast, only choose to do the minimum, which is unfortunate.

@@krdiaz8026 you’re talking about watered down Western Rite Catholicism. The East still has it right and tight.

Syro-Malabar rite has 50 days of fasting… 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

vatican II happened

If you're eating 1 meal a day while fasting, you're not fasting

​@@djurius lol? Fasting is this. Not die with hunger.

@@djurius one moderate meal a day for 40 days is fasting. All Abrahamic religions observe this practice. Sure, a person can go without food for longer, but this is still considered fasting.

@@djurius Yes it is, there many modes to fasting, one very small meal per day is what the decibels did. God Bless

Praise be to Jesus. I am doing the same. May God continue to strengthen us.

-'easter'- ishtar isn't Biblical, Ma'am. it's a pagan fest which Christians do well to avoid.

@@tony1685 that p*gan thing has no link whatsoever to Easter

@@bigchungus5065 and Jesus Christ has no link whatsoever to 'easter' - it's pagan and catholic (same thing)

@@tony1685 You mean to say celebrating the rise of our Lord Jesus Christ is not related to our Lord Jesus Christ? You do realize the whole egg thing is due to old Lent restrictions being alleviated and whatnot and not whatever stupid egyptian thing people come up with, right?

Yes, there is also a 40 day fast called the Ruah Fast which is a fast to bread and water for 40 days! It is a Catholic Fast and you receive so many graces from the Lord through this fast

@@kevinkane9446I’ll do you one better. It comes from the teachings of the ones who wrote the Bible

@@kevinkane9446 Many seers have mentioned that, Mary asks us to fast and how we should fast. I especially remember hearing about it in the apparitions in Medjugorje. In the below link is a short video of what Virgin Mary says about fasting. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cDdXss_OWtU.html

@@kevinkane9446 You chose to believe that what is written in the Bible, is the word of God. Why do you believe that? Because the Catholic Church said so and you believe it. Yet, the Catholic Church also says, that the Marian apparitions, like Fatima, Lourdes etc., are legitimate and are God sent. Do you also believe them? If not, why do you believe what the Catholic Church says, on one, but not the other? I believe, because the Catholic Church is the pillar of truth and has the God given authority, that no other church has. You refuse to believe it now, but, I promise you, you will come to know the fullness of the truth sooner that you think.

@@kevinkane9446 Did you hear or see God saying it? No, you did not! Pope St. Damasus the First, in the year 382 introduced the Bible and said to the world, that it was the Word of God. The world believed it, because all Christian’s were Catholic. When Luther left the Church, he made changes to it, something that is prohibited, yet, that’s the Bible you use; an incomplete Bible.

The byproduct is actually a pretty amazing one!

He who has been forgiven much loves much

Trust me, you can survive with one meal per day. I'm currently doing it and I'm coming from South Asia where we usually have heavy meals three times a day! I usually go for a good breakfast and refrain from lunch and dinner. But I drink a lot of water so that I don't get any headaches. So go on and try it! God bless 🙏🏼

I try to fast (OMAD) every day. Some days I wimp out at the end--it's hard to sleep with a groaning tummy. But three eggs are only 210 calories, and it's enough to let you sleep. And most days, one meal is enough. May God bless and help you, dieselrotor. : )

I would experiment on a Friday and make sure your meal has enough salt. Throughout the rest of the day make sure you have electrolytes like coconut water or a liquid watermelon drink. Once you can do every Friday without any issues, add another day. Maybe for the first lent just do Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Try your best and go from there.

What's wrong with having a headache? Embrace the pain, through the glory of Christ, he suffered a lot more for you.

I thought the same thing I first thought it was maybe a holograph.

It’s the first thing I thought when watching.

It’s never too late to start anew, even now! Do not allow despair to overcome your heart. I feel this struggle as well, having spent the first weeks of Lent without fasting as I should. The Orthodox Christian tradition has a hymn that is sung at the Easter vigil service (it is incredibly encouraging to hear after taking account all of our human failures at the end of Lent)- it comes from St. John Chrysostom’s Paschal Homily, and is read just as we begin the celebration of the Resurrection: “ If anyone has labored from the first hour, let him today receive his just reward. If anyone has come at the third hour, with thanksgiving let him keep the feast. If anyone has arrived at the sixth hour, let him have no misgivings; for he shall suffer no loss. If anyone has delayed until the ninth hour, let him draw near without hesitation. If anyone has arrived even at the eleventh hour, let him not fear on account of his delay. For the Master is gracious and receives the last, even as the first; he gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, just as to him who has labored from the first. He has mercy upon the last and cares for the first; to the one he gives, and to the other he is gracious. He both honors the work and praises the intention.” so do not lose hope, begin now and run to the Lord, He will accept you with open arms as the Prodigal Son is eagerly received into the arms of his loving father!

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Me too. Especially reading the mystics, wow!

This is good advice, also to nourish yourself on scriptural reading and devotions

Awesome Video. India. Thankyou Frs.

It’s good for your health too! It’s a powerhouse both spiritually and physically.

@@theresa.m. I absolutely agree! 🙏

When you are a student it's preferable to not fast

Amen, and all Catholics I know that have strengthened their faith is through Traditionalism

Too bad you don’t know many real Catholics.

There's other things to fast besides food. At least social media, be consistent in prayers, and fast laziness when it comes to cleaning.