I was wondering about the significance of fasting of the elevation of the Holy Cross. Does anyone know about that?
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Thanks for helping a Newbie out.
BlackK, what other great feast are you thinking of that the elevation is leading up to?
Maybe my question is too basic, or isn\'t clear. It\'s just that when I think about it, the feast of the Elevation is a celebration of two very important events, and so it\'s counterintuitive to me that we fast on that day. Someone suggested that the cross itself is a reminder of the cross we have to carry and the things we need to do to be saved, which includes prayer and fasting, but I can\'t help but think there\'s another reason.
smaller portions of the same stuff I normally eat.... and try to avoid meat - but not reject it if it\'s given to me.
and I don\'t know why, but when I do my old days\' pharisee fasting of sticking to the letter of the law, I always end up getting rather sick, and need to break the fast to maintain my health
so i guess I\'m not a model monk... eating eggs on my pibimpapa and cream spaghetti during fasting times... but I wasn\'t a monk to begin with, either