January 4 is the day of remembrance and veneration in the Orthodox Church of Saint and Great Martyr Anastasia the Pattern-Determining (Pharmacolytry). The complex name combined the meanings of several ancient Greek words. They are translated as follows: Anastasia - “resurrected” (“return to life”); Patterner - "liberating, delivering"; Pharmakolitria - "healing, healing." These names honor the saint who gave her life to the works of mercy and the service of the Lord.

The history of the celebration of Nastasya day

Among the people, Anastasia became famous for being able to alleviate the suffering and torment of martyr Christian slaves. The consoling words and cares of the Holy Great Martyr Anastasia helped to forget about pain and torture, to free oneself from the bitter bonds of despondency and sorrow.

The story of the life of the Great Martyr Nastasya

Anastasia was born in the 3rd century. Her small homeland was the city of Sirmium (Roman Empire). The father remained an idolater. The mother, a secret Christian, secretly raised her daughter in reverence for Jesus Christ.

Anastasia was forced to marry a pagan. This event happened after the death of the mother. Anastasia managed to avoid the marriage bed, to keep her purity. Stealthily visited Christian prisoners. Washed their wounds, made dressings. She fed and comforted the prisoners with longsuffering.

Upon learning of the secret visits of persecuted Christians, the husband severely beat his wife. She was locked up, guards were installed. Suddenly, the savage husband was overtaken by death.

Anastasia began to wander and help prisoners in dungeons everywhere. To help the suffering, the girl spent her entire fortune. She fed the hungry, clothed the orphans and the poor, cared for the souls of those who endured persecution and humiliation. Anastasia was granted from above the talent of healing.

The ruler Diocletian, famous for his persecution of Christians, ordered the arrest of Anastasia. She was forced to make sacrifices to idolatrous gods, threatened with torture. Anastasia remained devoted to the Christian faith. And her executioner soon became blind and died.

Anastasia was released and continued to serve the persecuted Christians. Theodotia helped her. Soon this sister by faith, along with her three sons, was put to death.

Anastasia was re-captured and placed in custody. For 60 days she endured torture with hunger. Saint Theodotia appeared every night to Anastasia. A sister in faith strengthened hope and hope in God. The hunger was conquered by spiritual forces.

But Anastasia, along with other persecuted people, was placed on a ship. Far out to sea, the warriors bored a ship to drown the prisoners. But Theodotia appeared as a prisoner. The saint ruled the ship, directed it to the saving shore.

This miracle was seen by 120 people. They believed in Christ and were baptized. The governor of Illyria ordered the execution of all those who were baptized. The body of the martyr was crucified over the fire. In 304, the great martyr Anastasia accepted death in the city of Sirmium. After death, the remains were intact and incorruptible.

The origins of the holiday

The unharmed remains of Anastasia were buried by the Christian Apollinaria. With her assistance, a church was erected over the tomb of the saint.

The veneration of Anastasia spreads in the 4th century. A church is being built in her honor in Rome. The sanctuary has survived to this day. On the day of Catholic Christmas in this church, the pope rules the “dawn mass”.

In the 5th century, the holy relics of Anastasia were moved from Sirmium to Constantinople. Later, particles of the relics were transferred to many churches in Europe. Saint Anastasia is included in the prayer (litany) to all the saints.

Celebration traditions

Church canon of veneration of Anastasia joined with folk traditions. Nastasya's day was associated with ideas about pregnancy. Women in position were not allowed to engage in twisting, knitting knots.

They also cooked porridge for the holiday. Pregnant women were fed with it to give strength, improve health, and prevent miscarriage. For a talisman during childbirth, towels were embroidered.

On the 4th of January we were preparing for the celebration of Christmas. They stocked meat dishes for the end of the Advent Lent. Glorified mothers, family ancestors. The holiday serves to strengthen family ties, symbolize fertility.

Signs January 4

Many superstitions, signs, and teachings are associated with Nastasya's day. They say that pregnant women should not wind ropes, and there should be no knots in the clothes of a woman giving birth.

On the day of the holiday, we monitored the weather. Clouds floating against the wind promised a quick snowfall. The abundance of icicles was interpreted as a prediction of a harvest year. The fall in water was associated with a summer drought and low fishing.

Bad dreams on Nastasya's day tend to come true and prophesy trouble. It's better not to dream.

On Nastasya's day, strong and healthy children are born. Those who are born bring glory to their family.

What holidays on January 4 in Russia and Ukraine are church holidays ...

We present the holidays on January 4 in Russia and Ukraine, church, Orthodox, festive events and memorable dates on the fourth day of January in the initial month of the year. On this page you will find out what holidays will be on January 4, what they are associated with, what events, as well as folk signs, proverbs and sayings about this winter day.

Also, at the end of the page you can learn (briefly) about other holidays and celebrations of the month of January, customs, traditions, folk signs and more. But first, find out what a holiday is, its definition.

A holiday is a certain period of time (usually one day) allocated in the calendar for the coming year in honor of some significant event, something or someone that has a sacred mythical, non-domestic) meaning and is directly related to the cultural or religious tradition in some country (region).

The word holiday is also used in other meanings that are close in meaning, such as:

A holiday is the opposite of weekdays - is an official day of rest, established in connection with some calendar event;

A holiday is a fun pastime of free time, entertainment events (mass), a day of some personal or social joyful event;

The general state of spiritual uplift (high spirits), (sometimes in phrases: "holiday of life" and so on).

Holidays January 4 - dates and events

Memorial Day of St. Anastasia

Lemon Caramel Passion Day

Newton's Day

Independence Day - Myanmar

Church holidays January 4 (Orthodox) - St. Anastasia's Day

January 4th is St. Anastasia's Day, known as the patroness of pregnant women. On this day, we looked at the weather and talked about what the month of October would be like. There were also many signs by which the harvest was judged.

Those born on St. Anastasia's Day should wear a talisman with jasper, as it was believed that this would help protect themselves from evil forces. Anastasia is a fasting woman, a pattern solver, who is considered the patroness of all women in childbirth, and therefore, they prayed to her to ask for help in an easy birth.

The people often called Anastasia Postnitsa, since her day, January 4, preceded the Christmas fast. She was also prayed for the health and well-being of the children as they went to church on January 4th. In addition, it was believed that Anastasia patronizes innocently convicted people.

On January 4th, peasants slaughter pigs for the Christmas table. They start preparing food for the holiday. Pork sausage was very popular. married women and girls of marriageable age embroidered special towels on January 4th. It was believed that they could be reliable amulets and help make it easier to give birth to a child, as well as maintain the health of the mother.

With such a towel, the midwife subsequently wiped the sweat from the forehead of the woman giving birth and uttered conspiracies that helped alleviate pain and suffering.

Holidays January 4 - Burmese Union Day

National Day of Myanmar, celebrated since January 4, 1948. After liberation from Japanese oppression in 1945, Myanmar broke out Civil War. Each of the many nationalities claimed the central power in the country.

The civil confrontation lasted until 1948, when the most numerous and influential national groups reached an agreement on a ceasefire and the formalization of the Burmese union. However, the truce did not last long, soon a new ethnic conflict arose.

Holidays January 4 - Putrada Ekadashi

Hindus call their country Bharata-varsha and call themselves Bharatas. Bharat is translated as a descendant of Bharata, in ancient times it was the emperor of the whole Earth. The custom of celebrating this celebration is very ancient, the same as the story of Emperor Bharata, which is described in the Vedas and Puranas.

On the day of this festival, people try to better understand Sri Narayana, who manifests himself through the names, qualities and deeds that are described in the sacred texts of the Vedas.

January holidays - events, dates, festivities...

January 1 - holidays, memorable days and events

New Year

New Year's Eve in Austria

world peace day

Independence Day. Haiti

Independence Day. Western Samoa

Independence Day. Cameroon

Independence Day. Palau

Feast of Walruses. Canada

Liberation Day (1959) . Cuba

Day of the Palestinian Revolution (1964). Palestine

Independence Day (1956). Sudan

Republic Day (1993). Slovakia

national hangover day

Lithuanian Flag Day

Feast of the Virgin Mary (Catholic)

Saint Maximilian Kolbe's Day

New Year in Japan

New Year in China

Maha Kumbh Mela - large religious gathering (January)

Vasanta Panchami - worship of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and sacred speech (January-February)

January 2 - holidays, memorable days and events

Hero's Day - Haiti

Granada Day - Spain

Day of Berthold, founder of Bern - Switzerland

Bank holiday. Japan and Scotland. All banks and credit institutions are closed

January 3 - holidays, memorable days and events

Revolution Day Burkina Faso

Martyrs' Day of Colonial Repression in Angola

Christening of the foal, lunar new year. Lithuania

January 4 - holidays, memorable days and events

Independence Day or Burmese Union Day

Martyrs' Day in Zaire

Banker's Day in Belarus (celebrated on the first Sunday of January)

January 5 - holidays, memorable days and events

Worker's Day social protection in Belarus

Small story day

Fast 10 Tevet (Jewish World)

January 6 - holidays, memorable days and events

The beginning of Carnival in Catholic countries

Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany Austria, Greece, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland

Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in Italy

Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in France

Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in Spain

Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in Austria

Eve of the Nativity of Christ (Orthodox world).

Three Holy Kings Day

Children's Day. Uruguay

Day of the Three Wise Men. Estonia

Feast of the Three Wise Men in the Czech Republic

New Year's parade in Tokyo. Japan

January 7 - holidays, memorable days and events

Nativity

bank clerk day

National holiday (since 1979). Cambodia

The old holiday USOKAE. Japan

January 8 - holidays, memorable days and events

- "Indian Day" in Bulgaria (women's parties)

Gremlins cajole day

January 9 - holidays, memorable days and events

Republika Srpska Day

National Martyrs' Day - Panama

January 10 - holidays, memorable days and events

Voodoo Festival (since 1997), Benin

Margaret Thatcher Day. Falkland Islands

January 11 - holidays, memorable days and events

Coming of Age Day (Seijin-no-hi) in Japan.

world sick day

Republic Day (1946) in Albania

Unity Day in Nepal

Day of Reserves in Russia

Independence Day (1960). Chad

January 12 - holidays, memorable days and events

Day of the prosecutor's office in Russia

Memorial Day in Turkmenistan

Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania

January 13 - holidays, memorable days and events

old New Year

Liberation Day (Ghana)

Lori festival in India

Defenders of Freedom Day in Lithuania (in memory of the events of 1991)

Russian Press Day

Stephen Foster Memorial Day in the USA

Liberation Day (Freedom Day) in Togo.

Old New Year (Julian calendar) in Wales.

January 14 - holidays, memorable days and events

New Year in Greece - Saint Basil's Day

Ratification Day (1784). Maryland, USA.

Defenders of the Motherland Day in Uzbekistan

The Indian and Sikh winter solstice festival of Maghi or Makara Sakranthi (Makar Sankranthi).

Circumcision of the Lord (Orthodox world).

January 15 - holidays, memorable days and events

Teacher's Day in Venezuela.

Arbor Festival in Jordan.

Memorial Day of Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), Romanian and Moldavian romantic poet in Moldova.

Martin Luther King Day in USA

Day civil rights. USA, New Hampshire.

Confederate Heroes Day. USA, Texas.

January 16 - holidays, memorable days and events

International Beatles Day

Day of the Sacrifice (Benin).

The beginning of the kambai ceremonies - admiring the plum blossom in Japan (lasts for a month).

January 17 - holidays, memorable days and events

St. Day Anthony - patron saint of animals

Anniversary of the South in New Zealand

Constitution Day in the Philippines.

Cathedral of the 70 Apostles (Orthodox world)

January 18 - holidays, memorable days and events

Revolution Day in Tunisia.

Day of the Prophet Micah

Christmas Eve of the Epiphany

January 19 - holidays, memorable days and events

Martin Luther King Day - USA

Day of rest after the carnival (Fr. Bonaire)

Arafah Day for Muslims

Rescue Service Worker Day - Belarus

January 20 - holidays, memorable days and events

Day of National Sorrow in Azerbaijan

Heroes' Day in Guinea-Bissau.

Army Day in Laos.

Awards Day is a military holiday in Mali.

Inauguration Day in the USA. Celebrated since 1965.

Day of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine).

Eid al-Kurban (Kurban Bayram, Eid-al-Adha) - Feast of Sacrifice (Muslim world)

Saint Sebastian's Day (patron saint of soldiers and police officers) (Catholic world)

January 21 - holidays, memorable days and events

Memorial Day of the Holy Martyr Abo Tbileli - the patron saint of Tbilisi

Army Day in Lesotho.

Day of Engineering Troops in Russia

Opening Day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Philip's Day

January 22 - holidays, memorable days and events

Unity Day on Ukraine

Day of the Air Defense Forces of the Russian Federation

Birthday popcorn (popcorn)

January 23 - holidays, memorable days and events

Liechtenstein Independence Day

handwriting day

green light day

January 24 - holidays, memorable days and events

Economic Freedom Day (Togo).

Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide in World War II has been celebrated since 2001 in Great Britain.

Sadeh (Jashan-e Sadeh) Zoroastrians

January 25 - holidays, memorable days and events

Tatyana's Day

Founding of Sao Paulo. Brazil.

Republic Day in Uganda.

Robert Burns Day in Scotland

January 26 - holidays, memorable days and events

Australia Day

Saint Elizar's Day in Bulgaria. You can’t eat, as it should be in a post, until the first star.

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Orthodox church holidays January

Orthodox church calendar, today is a holiday:

Christmas (Filippov) fast from November 28 to January 6. Prefeast of the Nativity of Christ.

* Great Martyr Anastasia the Solver (c. 304).
Martyrs Chrysogon, Theodotia, Evod, Eutykhian and others (c. 304); Zoila. Hieromartyrs Demetrius (Kiranov) and Theodore (Poroikov) archpriest (1938).

Memorial Day of the Holy Great Martyr Anastasia the Destroyer

The Holy Great Martyr Anastasia the Destroyer was born in Rome. Her mother, a secret Christian, entrusted the upbringing of the little girl to Saint Chrysogon, known for his learning. At the end of the teaching, Anastasia was spoken of as a wise and beautiful maiden. After the death of her mother, disregarding her daughter's wishes, her father gave her in marriage to the pagan Pomplia. In order not to violate the vow of virginity and avoid the marital bed, Anastasia constantly referred to an incurable disease and kept her purity.
There were many imprisoned Christians in the dungeons of Rome at that time. Dressed in beggarly clothes, the saint secretly visited the prisoners - she washed and fed the sick, unable to move, bandaged wounds, consoled everyone who needed it. Left a widow, she used the inheritance for the same merciful purposes.
After Saint Chrysogonus was executed by the decision of the Emperor Diocletian, Saint Anastasia began to wander in order to minister to Christians imprisoned in dungeons wherever possible. So she received the gift of healing. With labors and words of consolation, Saint Anastasia facilitated the imprisonment of many people, by caring for the bodies and souls of the suffering, she freed them from the bonds of despair, fear and helplessness, and therefore she was called the Destroyer. In Macedonia, the saint met the young Christian widow Theodotia, who helped her in her pious labors.
When it became known that Anastasia was a Christian, the emperor Diocletian ordered that the saint be taken to the high priest Ulpian, so that he would persuade her to sacrifice to the pagan gods or subject her to cruel execution. The priest invited Saint Anastasia to make a choice between rich gifts and instruments of torture placed on both sides near her. The saint, without hesitation, pointed to the instruments of torture: “Surrounded by these objects, I will become more beautiful and more pleasing to my longed-for Bridegroom, Christ…” Before subjecting Saint Anastasia to torture, Ulpian decided to desecrate her. But, as soon as he touched her, he went blind, a terrible pain squeezed his head, and after a while he died. Saint Anastasia found herself free and, together with Theodotia, continued to serve the prisoners.
Soon Saint Theodotia and her three sons were martyred by the enfipat (head of the region) Nikitiy in their native city of Nicaea. Saint Anastasia was again imprisoned and tortured with hunger for 60 days. Every night Saint Theodotia appeared to the martyr, approving and strengthening her in patience. Seeing that hunger did no harm to the saint, the hegemon of Illyria ordered her to be drowned along with condemned criminals, among whom was Eutychian, who was persecuted for his faith.
The soldiers put the prisoners on the ship and went out to the open sea. Far from the coast, they boarded a boat, and made several holes in the ship so that it would sink. The ship began to sink into the water, but the prisoners saw the martyr Theodotia, who controlled the sails and directed the ship to the shore. 120 people, struck by a miracle, believed in Christ - Saints Anastasia and Eutychian baptized them. Upon learning of what had happened, the hegemon ordered the execution of all the newly baptized. Saint Anastasia was stretched over the fire between four pillars. Thus ended her martyrdom in the year 304 Saint Anastasia the Solver.
The body of the saint remained unharmed, the pious Christian woman Apollinaria buried him. At the end of the persecution, she built a church over the tomb of the Holy Great Martyr Anastasia.

Nastasya's Day (St. Anastasia's Day) - this church-folk holiday It is celebrated every year on the same day - January 4th. In this article we will tell you what kind of holiday it is, how to celebrate it, what signs and traditions there are on this day, what can and cannot be done on Nastasya's day.

On January 4, the Orthodox Church on this day honors the memory of the Holy Great Martyr Anastasia the Breaker of Patterns - they say that this saint delivers those who pray to her from suffering and heavy bonds. The Saint is also considered the patroness of pregnant women.

Nastasin's Day (St. Anastasia's Day) January 4: the history of the holiday

Anastasia lived in the Roman Empire in the 3rd century during the reign of Diocletian. Anastasia's father was a pagan, and her mother was a secret Christian, who, secretly from her husband, raised her daughter in the Christian faith.

By the decision of her father, Anastasia married the pagan Pompley, by that time her mother had already died, but the woman, but the saint, secretly continued to help the Christian prisoner. One of the servants told Pompileus about this, and he severely punished his wife and locked her in the house. However, Anastasia could correspond with her teacher, who predicted that her husband would soon sink into the depths of the sea.

The prediction came true and after the death of her husband, Anastasia distributed all his property to the needy and destitute.

Once Diocletian gave the order to execute all Christians in the prison of Rome. And Chrysogonus, who was the mentor of Anastasia, he ordered to be brought to him. However, no amount of torture could force Anastasia's teacher to renounce his faith. As a result, Chrysogonus was beheaded and his body thrown into the sea. Presbyter Zoilus found him and hid him in his house. At night, he dreamed of Chrysogon, who predicted the imminent death of three Christian women living nearby. Zoilus ordered Anastasia to be sent to them so that she would strengthen their faith in the Lord. After the execution of the martyrs, Anastasia buried them, and then went on a wandering.

Anastasia was detained in Illyria. However, faith in the Lord God helped her to be released. Then she was captured again and sentenced to death by starvation. However, hunger could not cause great suffering to Anastasia. Then she was ordered to be drowned along with other convicts. The prisoners were left on a ship with holes in the bottom, in the middle of the sea, where they all had to find their death and Anastasia among them. However, Saint Theodotia appeared to them and helped them to bring the ship to land. After that, one hundred and twenty saved were baptized. They were baptized by Anastasia and Evtikhian.

Diocletian, having learned about this, ordered Anastasia to be seized and crucified. She was tied and stretched between four posts over a fire. However, the fire did not touch her body, her soul simply left. Anastasia was buried in the garden of the Christian Apollinaria.

Anastasia, who all her life helped people get rid of heavy bonds and suffering, was nicknamed the Breaker of Patterns and helps all those who suffer from any bonds. Saint Anastasia patronizes pregnant women and prisoners.

What is customary to do today:

• Pregnant women today are advised to cook lean porridge. People believe that this simple dish, cooked and eaten today, will add strength to a pregnant woman, protect against diseases, and prevent miscarriage.
• On this day, ancestors were treated with special respect and mothers were glorified.
• A towel embroidered today for a pregnant woman can serve as a talisman during childbirth.

St. Anastasia's Day: what not to do on this holiday

• Today you can not beat the animals, raising a hand to the animal on this day can overcome diseases, problems with the legs.
• On Nastasya’s day, you can’t do piercings - it will take a long time to heal.
• Today, folk signs advise against walking barefoot: it was believed that this could lead to the arrest of one of the relatives.
• Also, in order to avoid arrest and imprisonment of one of the relatives, one cannot knit today.

Another interesting sign: if you dream today bad dream, then he is prophetic. Dreams for January 4 to folk omens they prophesy trouble, and if a person didn’t dream anything on the night of today, this is a good sign.

Folk omens for January 4, Nastasya's day

• Those born on this day will bring glory to their home. They should wear jasper.
• The weather for Anastasia Day, January 4, portends the weather in October.
• If a woman gives birth to a child on Anastasia's Day, then this, according to signs, portends good luck. Childbirth will be easy, and the child will be born strong and healthy.
• A lot of icicles on the roof of the house on January 4 portends a harvest year.
• If on January 4 the clouds float against the wind, expect snowfalls in the coming days.
• If the river has become less water, which means that the year will be unfavorable for fishing. In addition, such a sign portends a drought in the summer.

Troparion of the forefeast of the Nativity of Christ, tone 4

Get ready, Bethlehem: / open to all Eden, / show off, Euphrapho, / like the tree of the belly in the den flourishes from the Virgin: / paradise, for Onoya’s womb appeared mental, / in it is the Divine Garden, / from him, we will live, / not like Adam let's die.// Christ is born before the fallen to raise up the image.

Translation: Get Ready Bethlehem: Opened to All. Adorn yourself, for the cave has blossomed from the Virgin. And Her womb truly appeared as a spiritual paradise, in which is the Divine Branch. Having tasted of it, we will live, and we will not be subjected to death, like Adam. Christ is born to restore in us His previously fallen image.

Kontakion of the forefeast of the Nativity of Christ, tone 3

The virgin today is the Eternal Word / in the den is coming to give birth indescribably; / rejoice, the universe, having heard, / glorify from the angels and shepherds / / who wants to appear Young Child, the Eternal God.

Translation: The Virgin on this day goes to give birth to the Eternal Word in a cave inexpressibly. Rejoice, the universe, having heard about it, glorify us with the Angels and shepherds for the sake of the one who wanted to appear - a young child, the Eternal God.

Wednesday, St. Cross

With what love did the Lord treat children! And who doesn't treat them with love? The longer one lives, the more he loves children. One sees in them the freshness of life, purity and purity of character, which one cannot but love. Others think, looking at the innocence of childhood, to believe that there is no original sin, that everyone falls of himself when he comes of age and meets with anti-moral strivings, which, it seems to him, he is not able to overcome. Everyone falls on his own, but original sin still exists.

The Apostle Paul sees in us the law of sin, "warring against the law of the mind" (). This law, like a seed, at first seems not to be seen, and then it opens up and captivates. So those born of lepers do not show leprosy until a certain age, then it opens up and begins to devour them in the same way as it does their parents. Where was leprosy before the time? Hiding inside. So the original sin hides for a while, and then comes out and does its own thing. Environment means a lot both for suppressing this sin and for revealing it.

If there were no sinful elements around, there would be nothing to feed on that hidden sin, and it, perhaps, would dry up by itself: but in this is our grief, that there is always a lot around that favors its nutrition. There is much sin in every person and in society: but all this does not necessarily determine us to sin. Sin is always a matter of freedom: fight and you will not fall. Only those who do not want to fight fall. Why don't we want to fight? There is no charter for wanting and not wanting: I want because I want; and I don’t want to, because I don’t want to: autocracy is the source of origin; it can't go any further.

parable of the day

One day the monks were talking about humility. One of the noble citizens of the city of Gaza, hearing the words that the more one approaches God, the more he sees himself as a sinner, was surprised and said:
- How can it be?
And, not understanding, I wanted to know what these words mean.
One monk told him:
- Eminent gentleman, tell me, who do you consider yourself in your city?
He replied:
— I consider myself great and the first in the city.
“If you go to Caesarea, what will you consider yourself to be there?”
- The last of the nobles there.
“If you go to Antioch, what will you consider yourself to be there?”
“There I will consider myself one of the commoners.
“But if you go to Constantinople and approach the king, then who will you consider yourself to be there?”
- Almost nothing.
“This is how the saints,” said the monk, “the more they approach God, the more they see themselves as sinners. For Abraham, when he saw the Lord, called himself earth and ashes. Who, when, to whom and for what reason said this. For example, during posts on social networks, such quotes from ascetics are popular: It doesn't matter what we eat on fast, what matters is how we treat our neighbors.... The question arises: why then did the author of the quote fast in the strictest way, if this is not important? Obviously, this is - perhaps it was said to some person who put gastronomic fasting above love for one's neighbor.