Hard Liquor

[lawndartboy]

Is Hard Liquor allowed on weekends in Lent???

 

[freezerman2000]

Lent for many is taken as a time to give up one thing that they really enjoy..some give up chocolate,some meat,some alcohol..personal preference.
I'm not sure if the EO has a set of rules to follow concerning such matters.

 

[ClementofRome]

Lent for many is taken as a time to give up one thing that they really enjoy..some give up chocolate,some meat,some alcohol..personal preference.
I'm not sure if the EO has a set of rules to follow concerning such matters.

Uh,...I will keep my big mouth shut....but yes, the EO fast is more strict than "personal preference" However, it is always in consultation with one's spiritual father.

 

[lawndartboy]

Uh,...I will keep my big mouth shut....but yes, the EO fast is more strict than "personal preference" However, it is always in consultation with one's spiritual father.

Thank you for the answer. With moderation of course!

 

[katherine2001]

Lent for many is taken as a time to give up one thing that they really enjoy..some give up chocolate,some meat,some alcohol..personal preference.
I'm not sure if the EO has a set of rules to follow concerning such matters.

Yes, we do. We should give up both meat and dairy products. We work with our priest on our personal fasting rule. For health reasons, some people can't give up both or maybe neither. We are encouraged to give up TV and internet if possible, so that we can spend more time in prayer, scripture reading and other spiritual reading, as well as giving alms and helping others.

 

[InnerPhyre]

Beer is allowed. Liquor is generally not. No one fasts perfectly though and we need to remember that fasting is an opportunity, not an obligation. It is best to have spiritual guidance when deciding how strictly to fast.

 

[Dorothea]

According to many priests via podcasts and my own, we do not give up something for Lent. We fast for purpose of growing closer to God. It's to focus on Him and when the belly is full, many distractions take place, along with sins. Anyway, there's more to it, but can't remember it all.

 

[ArmyMatt]

According to many priests via podcasts and my own, we do not give up something for Lent. We fast for purpose of growing closer to God. It's to focus on Him and when the belly is full, many distractions take place, along with sins. Anyway, there's more to it, but can't remember it all.

yeah, Lent is not a check the box kinda thing, where you see if you can go 40 days without eating a burger.

 

[gzt]

If wine is allowed, spirits are as well. If wine is not allowed, spirits, of course, are not.

 

[Wesley1982]

Is Hard Liquor allowed on weekends in Lent???

In a disciplined manner, probably not.

 

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[gracefullamb]

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[Protoevangel]

No kidding. I am still trying to figure out how for Antiochians, no wine means no alcohol but no oil means just no olive oil. To date me priest has not been able to give me an answer that makes any sense. I follow it though, even if it doesn't make sense to me.

Many of the yiayias at my parish say, "fasting from oil is for monastics.

 

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[buzuxi02]

Oil and wine are permitted on the weekends except for Holy Saturday. Holy Saturday is the only Saturday of the year where a strict fast is required.

 

[gzt]

A cup of wine is permitted on Holy Saturday as described in the Typikon - they give out a bit of bread, dried figs or dates, and a cup of wine after the liturgy to fortify them until the Paschal liturgy. But this is not more than a little bit to keep you going, it would be greatly against the whole spirit of the thing to actually be drinking at this point.