For those of you who are interested in a fuller account of how the Orthodox Church practises fasting,let me refer you to The Lenten Triodion

In the Orthodox Church we have two cycles of fasting: one of which is the cycle which is linked to the Great Feasts...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Our Lord says to us: “when you pray..”, (Matt 6 v6) “when you give alms…” (Matt 6 v 2)...