Michael Knowles

We don't have enough time.

To the point on fasting, though, yes, I think, you want to hear how ecumenical I'm going to be?

I think that probably the Catholics, as a personal matter, if they want to make it a little more rigorous, that would probably be good.

I mean, even down to on the true fasting days, the Good Friday, which is the day that is today, or Ash Wednesday, on the true fasting days, Catholics are permitted now to have one small meal and two snacks that together don't make a second meal, which is pretty,

Nice.

You know, I mean, as far as fasting goes, that it's kind of cushy.

So maybe you could restrict that a little bit.

Maybe, okay, as a personal matter.

However, you bring up a point about Sundays that actually does tell us something about rigor and asceticism and devotion.

You said, it's crazy that the Catholics don't fast or abstain from whatever they're giving up on Sundays during Lent.

No, no, no.

Or on feasts, Feast of the Annunciation, the Feast of St.

Joseph.

And you say, this is not rigorous.

Hold on.

What is the purpose of fasting?

The purpose of fasting is to

bring your will more in line with the will of God.

It is to diminish your personal will and to tame it and to discipline it and bring it more into line with God's will.

Thy will be done, not my will be done.