Should I Break the Fast to Spend Time With Friends?

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Excerpted from Q&A Session in December 2023 by Fr. Peter Heers "Once there came to him a mother who was concerned about how she might arrange the best possible marriage for her young daughter. When she came to Saint Seraphim [of Sarov] for advice, he said to her: “Before all else, ensure that he, whom your daughter chooses as her companion for life, keeps the fasts. If he does not, then he is not a Christian, whatever he may consider himself to be.” -from a homily by Met. Philaret of New York --- SIGN UP FOR OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChozbOPP6uOJ2UkiTZy-sgQ/join Youtube members have access to all exclusive Q&A's and livestreams, discount codes for books from Uncut Mountain Press, members-only videos and more! Interested in learning more about Orthodoxy? See our Orthodoxy 101 videos: https://www.orthodoxethos.com/orthodoxy101 Questions? Contact us at team@orthodoxethos.com - - - - - Share and Subscribe to the OE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrthodoxEthos OE WEBSITE: https://orthodoxethos.com UNCUT MOUNTAIN PRESS (UMP) Website - NEW BOOKS: https://www.uncutmountainpress.com For all who would like to support The Orthodox Ethos, donations can be made via Paypal at the following link: -- http://paypal.me/FrPeterHeers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orthodoxethos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrthodoxEthos TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orthodoxethos Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrthodoxEthos Orthodox Ethos Podcast: https://orthodoxethos.com/podcasts Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00Y938IQ2 Academia: https://hts.academia.edu/FrPeterHeersDTh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frpeterheers Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/OrthodoxEthos Odysee: https://odysee.com/@OrthodoxEthos GAB: https://gab.com/OrthodoxEthos Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@orthodoxethos Telegram: https://t.me/theorthodoxethos Telegram CHAT for OE Members: https://t.me/+uTHSaTMOQnIzMWRh Fountain: fountain.fm/orthodoxethos

Topics

• Relationships
• Friendship