The Great Fast should free us from our extra useless weight: the weight of our addiction to various sins, to overeating, to drinking too much, to being lazy about prayer, to all manner of sins of the flesh, but, above all, to being unloving and unforgiving to others – to our enemies, our family, and our friends: Fasting & Forgiveness

 

 

When our love is perfected, it will cast out of us any need of fear. Until then, let us have a little fear: The Least