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Only after you believe that God can help you, you will be able to step on this path of renewal, says PS Iachint de Pacifictranslated

August 10, 2026 · 1 min read

"Only after you believe that God can help you, only then will you be able to step for the first time on this road of renewal and salvation," Vicar-Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand emphasized on Sunday in "Saint Mary" Parish in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.

Starting from the Gospel of the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, His Eminence highlighted the connection between faith, prayer and fasting, showing that these are means by which the Christian can fight against passions and renew his life.

"The moment we intend to grow spiritually before God, when our goal is to renounce the evils, the passions, the vices that constantly consume us, demanding to be satisfied and with which we struggle."

Referring to the Savior's words, "this generation of demons only comes out of a person with prayer and fasting", the hierarch showed that authentic fasting aims at the transformation of the inner man: "The Christian has at hand three pillars, three means, three virtues, which give him the divine force to transform".

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Сергей Белов

Thank you, interesting sermon. I especially remember how Bishop Jachint said that you must first believe that God can help, and only then you will step on this path of renewal. I often have trouble with this. And the three pillars - faith, prayer and fasting - sound very to the point, without unnecessary words.

Ioana Radu

Yes, that phrase "only after you believe God can help you" stuck in my mind too. That's exactly where I often stumble. Fasting and prayer come easier when you have first crossed that threshold of trust. Thank you for posting the sermon, it is concrete and gives you work to do.