THREE days of fasting and abstinence this week — today, Friday and Saturday — mark the traditional observance of Ember Days.

Fasting cures our illnesses, dries up the excess humors in our bodies, drives out demons, casts out evil thoughts, purifies the spirit, cleanses the heart, sanctifies the body, and raises people to the throne of God. Finally, fasting is the food of angels, and those who practice it can be considered among those blessed spirits.

— -St. Athanasius

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