My beloved priest, who fasted quite strictly, always said that we should feast just as intensely as we fast. Woe to us if we only feast without fasting! I always try to remember this, because I tend to overdo one and grudgingly do the other (I am sure you can figure out which is which). To eat unto the glory of God is the purpose of breaking a fast, although as a gluttonous soul I tend to think about the food as an end in and of itself. It\'s all about the food with me! Wrong thinking!
I also had a dear monastic priest who befriended me whilst I was in the Catechumenate (I felt very blessed), and would always be teaching everyone the blessings of prostrations - even on feastdays! He would always say to me on every great feast, \"We feast today, but remember, tomorrow, we shall fast.\" It\'s always about balancing these two very important blessings, feasting and fasting!
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