Should I Break the Fast to Spend Time With Friends?

Excerpted from Q&A Session in December 2023 by Fr. Peter Heers"Once there came to him a mother who was concerned about how she might arrange the best possible marriage for her young daughter. When she came to Saint Seraphim [of Sarov] for advice, he said to her: “Before all else, ensure that he, whom your daughter chooses as her companion for life, keeps the fasts. If he does not, then he is not a Christian, whatever he may consider himself to be.” -from a homily by Met. Philaret of New York---SIGN UP FOR OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChozbOPP6uOJ2UkiTZy-sgQ/joinYoutube members have access to all exclusive Q&A's and livestreams, discount codes for books from Uncut Mountain Press, members-only videos and more!Interested in learning more about Orthodoxy? See our Orthodoxy 101 videos: https://www.orthodoxethos.com/orthodoxy101Questions? Contact us at team@orthodoxethos.com- - - - -Share and Subscribe to the OE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrthodoxEthosOE WEBSITE: https://orthodoxethos.comUNCUT MOUNTAIN PRESS (UMP) Website - NEW BOOKS:https://www.uncutmountainpress.comFor all who would like to support The Orthodox Ethos, donations can be made via Paypal at the following link: -- http://paypal.me/FrPeterHeersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/orthodoxethosFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrthodoxEthosTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orthodoxethosTwitter: https://twitter.com/OrthodoxEthosOrthodox Ethos Podcast: https://orthodoxethos.com/podcastsAmazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00Y938IQ2 Academia: https://hts.academia.edu/FrPeterHeersDThLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frpeterheersRumble: https://rumble.com/c/OrthodoxEthosOdysee: https://odysee.com/@OrthodoxEthosGAB: https://gab.com/OrthodoxEthosTruth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@orthodoxethosTelegram: https://t.me/theorthodoxethosTelegram CHAT for OE Members: https://t.me/+uTHSaTMOQnIzMWRhFountain: fountain.fm/orthodoxethos