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All intoxicating drinks, especially bread drinks, are forbidden to the ascetic as they deprive the mind of sobriety and thereby deprive the mind of victory in mental warfare. A mind defeated, especially by voluptuous thoughts, having been delighted by them, is deprived of spiritual grace; what has been acquired through many and long labors is lost in a few hours, in a few minutes. “A monk should not drink wine at all,” said the Monk Pimen the Great 34. This rule should be followed by every pious Christian who wants to preserve his virginity and chastity. The Holy Fathers followed this rule, and if they drank wine, it was very rarely and with the greatest moderation. You might be interested in: