1.0Homehttps://praytellblog.comNicholas Denysenkohttps://praytellblog.com/index.php/author/ndenysenko/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ehjA7VIVeZ"><a href="https://praytellblog.com/index.php/2016/02/03/fasting-and-its-observance-today-commentary/">Fasting and Its Observance Today: Commentary</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://praytellblog.com/index.php/2016/02/03/fasting-and-its-observance-today-commentary/embed/#?secret=ehjA7VIVeZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Fasting and Its Observance Today: Commentary” — Home" data-secret="ehjA7VIVeZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://praytellblog.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This pastoral exhortation on fasting offers Orthodoxy an opportunity to reflect on how the Church might receive this teaching, especially since conciliar statements are not designed to propose every possible method of reception.https://praytellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pt.jpg41190