Do you fast? Give me proof of it by your works.
- If you see a poor man, take pity on him.
- If you see a friend being honored, do not envy him.
- Do not let only your mouth fast,but also the eye and the ear and the feet and the hands and all the members of our bodies.
- Let the hands fast, by being free of avarice.
- Let the feet fast, by ceasing to run after sin.
- Let the eyes fast, by disciplining them not to glare at that which is sinful.
- Let the ear fast, by not listening to evil talk and gossip.
- Let the mouth fast from foul words and unjust criticism.
For what good is it if we abstain from birds and fishes, but bite and devour our brothers?
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
