PS Paisie Sinait on the Nativity Fast: A true journey to the Bethlehem of the hearttranslated

The Most Reverend Father Paisie Sinait, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, said on Sunday at the Chapel of the National Cathedral that the Nativity Fast is "a true journey to the Bethlehem of the heart, where Christ wants to be born and remain forever in our lives".

His Eminence explained the meanings of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, in which we discover "not only a teaching about loving one's neighbor, but also a true icon of God's love for man wounded by sin and alienated from the source of life."

"In every wounded man there is a call of God addressed to our conscience," the Patriarchal Vicar Bishop emphasized.

Fasting, the work of renewing the whole being The Most Reverend Father Paisie Sinait emphasized that the preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord implies a profound change in life, which must also be reflected in the relations with peers.

"Fasting should not be understood only as a change of diet, nor as a simple external discipline, but as a work of renewal of the whole being."

"It is not enough to change our food, if we do not also change the way we look at the person next to us; it is not enough to...