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Question:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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I have a question.<\/em><\/span> I went to a priest and asked his\u00a0help because I have a situation\u00a0where\u00a0only God can help me.<\/em><\/span> The priest\u00a0told me\u00a0to fast\u00a0three Wednesdays and four Fridays\u00a0and every day to say prayers 25 times for 40 days.<\/em><\/span> Please tell me what I can not do during fasting.<\/em><\/span> Thank you.<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fasting is a\u00a0widely discussed topic\u00a0in the Sacred Scripture.<\/span>\u00a0Because I have written many articles on this subject, I have\u00a0gathered them in the list below and I recommend you\u00a0to read them to receive\u00a0the answer to the question which you have addressed\u00a0me and to others that can appear:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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  1. \nWhat did Jesus Christ say about fasting?<\/a><\/span> <\/li>\n
  2. \nWhat is the difference between the alimentary fasting and the spiritual one?<\/a><\/span> <\/font>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \nIs it a sin conceiving children in a fast or a feast day?<\/a><\/font><\/u><\/span> <\/li>\n
  4. About food and water consumption during fasting<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. \nWhat is the most important fasting?<\/span> <\/li>\n
  6. \nIs alcohol allowed during fasting?<\/a><\/span> <\/li>\n
  7. \nWhat does the Bible say about food allowed during fasting period?<\/a><\/span> <\/font>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \nWhy Christians do not fast for 40 days as Jesus Christ did?<\/a><\/span> <\/font>\n<\/li>\n
  9. \nHow to fast if you have a sick stomach?<\/a><\/span> <\/li>\n
  10. \nWho are you fasting for<\/a>?<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    God bless you and give you the help that you seek by fasting and prayer.<\/span> <\/p>\n

    Translated by Felicia Rotaru<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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