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                                                About fasting and almsgiving

                                    Selections from the Word of God[1] on this topic

                                                                        (Translated by I.A.)

A well-satiated body leads the soul into the hand of the devil. In the past, the old people had only their own skin on their body. Why? Because it was once fat and brought the soul under the slavery of the body. Then what did he say? „Wait, you body, for I put you under a yoke”, and he put the body under a yoke. What kind of yoke? Fasting and praying. The heaviest yoke for the body is fasting. Be careful, brother, fasting is considered as chains for the body. It is the best weapon to prevent the body from lusting: fasting. You should not believe that by fasting you got sick. It is found into the book that the flesh is the enemy to the soul. Take heed of My advice. If someone says that you get sick because you fast, it is not true. The Christians from the past raised the dead; they gave sight. You should remind fasting for specific things. If you fasted and you did not speak what you did it for, it was like an unwritten paper. If you have a father, you should fast to get him out. I show you a martyr who, after she died, someone got her out by fasting. Instead of having a hundred of memorial services, the best action is to write days of fasting and you will get someone out of his death. Nothing is holier on the earth like fasting. By fasting you will get out the most devilish people. Someone says: „I have enemies”. If you had many days of fasting, you would not have enemies. But you do not have fasting. Brother and sister, I did not come to break the law; I rather came against your enemies. Not even among the Christians is there any fasting. The best weapon for destruction of the evil spirits is fasting. Some among the Christians had been fasting for three days to see if My work is true, but because they were tempting, it was not shown to them. Do not put into work what is not shown to you. Someone else also fasted to be a prophet; however, do not ask for what is not given to you. Do you know who are they who do this? The scribes and the Pharisees. During their time, they were fasting and saying to put God down. God knows each one of them and what He is going to do with him. My brother, if you want to do something for your brother, fast, but do not ask for something else.

Excerpt from the Word of God on 19-12-1965

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… Today fornication and drunkenness are in high power, and not only these, but also masturbation and sodomy. If you never fast from eating and drinking, your body leads you into the fire, like a stallion that is too well satiated.

… Sons, set aside to shine both inside and outside. You should be like pure gold; not defiled and not sinful. You should not be angry and wicked, nor a drunkard or a smoker. The sins of today were also in the time of Sodom and Gomorrah. And Lot was always crying to the world to repent. Oh, sons, the fire came, but no one saw it coming. Come out of the world by fasting and praying, so that you may not have troubles. I am the One Who was in the flesh on the earth and I commanded them, as I do it now to you, and no one believed Me. Keep away, as he who is not with Me, goes into the fire.

Excerpt from the Word of God on 20-06-1973.

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… Sons, during the three days in the week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, have only one meal on evenings, and let the sick people eat at twelve o’clock. This is for My things to become perfect. He, who cannot do it, is not obliged. The sick man should also fast until twelve o’clock and his food may be without oil on that day.

Excerpt from the Word of God on 18-08-1973

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... It has been prophesied that you should keep a dry fasting for three days; for casting away of the evil spirits and for strengthening of your bodies in your spiritual life, for your enemy destruction, for the fruit in your fallow lands, for health of your bodies and your spirit, for breaking, scattering and dismissal of the spells, for killing of witches, for winning of trials which many people bring you in. Did you hear? Amen. For clearance of lusts and sins, for killing of the unclean spirits. Let him who is sick and cannot fast, fast only half of day.

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 30-08-1973

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… Preserve your health, sons, as many are sick, and for these here is what you are to do: black fasting, the best medicine: the suckling from the bosom, four hours; the child by seven years, until twelve o’clock, and the healthy ones should fast until evening, until six o’clock in the evening, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For the healing of the soul and body, one should read within eight hours forty oratories; and during other eight hours one should read the whole Psaltery through and also the Songs of Moses. And what is besides these it concerns you. And then it comes the Hours and Canons. You should not stay without Canons in your houses, and when you pray, you should have the little note for the dead, as there are many dead who are no longer reminded in churches.

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 20-09-1973

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… My little children, I lost much blood for you and I labored and suffered much for you, but not even a quarter of a day do you suffer from hunger for Me. I told you to fast and you do not fast, and you say that you fast for Me. And you fast unwillingly, as the bread that you eat now when you have to fast, you would have it then.

… The Lord’s mother will sweep out everything that is evil on the hearth of this country. He, who is with Me, will remain. The people of God will inherit, as the foreign visitors saw what it is in Romania, and they know what it has under the bed (Under the soil of the country, r.n.), and they can hardly wait to plunder it; however, the lawless one will be burned and then his dust will be scattered by the wind and taken away from this land. Did you hear?

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 27-11-1973

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… Listen, Christian: even those from your family will not let you fast, as they will say that you will wear out. One in a thousand of you is blessed thousand times to be as perfect as John the Evangelist was.

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 29-06-1974

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Israel, My child, I made you children, but on what? The angels wonder that you are still wicked. The children of old wore themselves out and did not leave Me; not even for a pinhead; they did not blaspheme Me, but you have separated from Me because of a house or a rebuke. Israel, My people, do not hide from God for the wicked man; do not hide but better arm yourself, as the power that comes in you is from Me. Only if you knew, son, how much power the faith has, and fasting without sorrow and prayer made with much peace and love!

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 04-08-1974

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… Israel son, Israel, come closer to Me, as the time ahead of you is pagan. The world in front of you and on your right and on your left and in your back has a pagan life. All the days of the life are without celebration; they are without shame and without fear of anyone. The man has an animal life, and he eats like a wolf, grumbles like a bear, and wallows like a pig.

… Israel son, the Lord speaks to you once again; both when the day comes, and when the dark comes, when it is a day of feast or a day of fasting, you should keep it. Even if the shrew urges or hits you, you should still keep it, as if not, you will fall into judgment with Me and this deed will not be forgiven to you, the same as with the one who moved the ice pond and was not forgiven too.

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 07-08-1974

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… Your fathers and forefathers were fasting and you do not know as well as I know, and they were turning days of week into feasting; they chose them for the use of their life. They were choosing certain days and dedicated them for God’s honor. They were not eating on Mondays at all, nor on Wednesdays or on Fridays; however, they all eat today; even if the night were day, they would always eat and never be satisfied.

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 13-08-1974

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… Israel sons, a great lust comes for everyone. A lust for fasting comes to one, and a lust for eating comes to another one; a lust for heaven comes to one, and a lust for earth comes to another one; a lust for prayer comes for one and a lust for novels and movies comes to another one.

… In the time of the fathers and forefathers, all the people suffered if one went wrong; all the people suffered for the one who did not fast; for one that did not pray, all the people suffered; for one that committed fornication, all the people suffered; you should know that.

… How do you love God? Do you know how? With your right hand you worship and with your left hand you commit sin.

… What do you do? The wicked people come to you and take you to work on Sundays; they take you out of My little church and they take you where they want. Israel son, if you were strong in faith, in prayer and in fasting, no one would come to take you, as between you and the world it would be the fence of fasting and praying.

Excerpt from the Word of God, on 01-09-1974

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… I told you to keep away from dogs; incline your ears, as many assemblies were made against you, but you are protected. They say so to catch you. They say that they want to catch those that do not want to go to church, but they are not looking for them, but they are looking for you, who go to church. They do not prevent you from going to church, for the ruler with his wife also go to church; however, keep away from butchers, so that you may not fall into their claws. There were many martyrs who suffered and neither did they give themselves over as pray, nor did they give their shepherd over. Many assemblies were made against you, for they say that you are part of the Army of God[2], not because you do not go to church, where even Ceauşescu goes; however, he goes both to the pub and to