This morning, as I was reading about St. Adrian and Natalia and 23 other unnamed martyrs, I realized how weak my own "witness" for Christ tends to be. Martyr means witness, after all. These Saints withstood horrific tortures rather than betray Christ, while I can't even manage to fast a couple of times a week and make sure we have a brief family prayer time. Traditional fasting in the Orthodox churches involves abstaining from animal products, basically vegan, except for shellfish. I have never yet managed to do that for more than one day at a time. I have attempted to integrate the idea of fasting into my Grain-Free diet by restricting the amount of food and times of day when I eat on fast days. Today is a regular fast day and it is my intention to have only one moderate meal some time between Noon and Four in the afternoon. I haven't talked to Abouna about this yet, but it seems a reasonable compromise to me. Saint Adrian and Natalia pray for me!
Read the story of these martyrs here. The Martyrs Adrian and Natalia.
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