Fasting: The Shepherd of Hermas on Fasting and Charity
Teaching on Fasting from Hermas: The Shepherd of Hermas on Fasting and Charity
This is a spiritual discipline on fasting and charity and generosity, drawing on Isaiah 58:6-7, Tobit 12:8 and Matthew 25:35-36.
The Shepherd of Hermas (2nd century) offers a distinctive early Christian teaching on fasting. The angel in the vision instructs Hermas: "On the day you fast, taste nothing except bread and water. Calculate the cost of the food you would have eaten that day, and set aside that amount. Give it to a widow, an orphan, or someone in need."…
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