About fasting and almsgiving
its fruit and its behavior to the same degree as disorder and all of its work reveal their works . Amen .
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Oh , children , pale under hardships , I have power to give you strength in patience and in prayer for Me and to say : ask and you shall find , knock and it will be open for you , for I have power for you , because you are little and poor , and I find My pleasure with you . However , I ask you , with tears on My cheek , to take care of My pleasure and to walk for it day and night . Take care of the fasting days and let them be full of peace , patience , prayer and love for God and for My love between you , and ask and it will be given to you , and knock and it will be opened to you . Amen , amen , amen .
I remind you , sons , of Mary the Egyptian , the one who has remained in the memory of the Christian people . Learn from her the love of God , the endurance , patience , hope and faith , sons . Many saints had great care of the times for the fasting with the body , for this has to be accompanied in abundance with the fasting in the spirit . Those in the community , because of their love for Me went to be alone with the blessing , so that they might not go wrong with the word , with their mind , with their work , and that their fasting from food might be pleased to the Lord , and that I could find My pleasure in them , for they asked and knocked at the door of My mercy , waiting for their salvation and for the forgiveness of their mistakes , and I opened and gave them , as I worked with Mary , the Egyptian , and then I gave her My Body and My Blood , the most living food , the food of the eternal life , which you have had from abundance and which , I the Lord , ask you , with My cheeks full of tears , to value it , sons , to get from this everything you need for My life with you , for My work with you and for which I need help from the earth , to spread on earth the gospel of the word , which comes out of My mouth to you , and to announce that you are Mine and to announce that you are My people , the bride with a burning candle , with your heart burning with My longing to you .
Oh , ask from Me and I will give to you , and I will wake up those who have , and I will soften their heart and thought to Me and then I will send them to you , because you are Mine . Amen .
Now , I , the One Who protect you loving and being merciful to you , will release you again from the hardships , because you are with your hearts heavy with worries and with shortcomings , like those who are little . However , you should be great in your fasting and in your persevering prayer , with time of peace and of good harmony among you , because I said that where My children live together within Me and under My heavy heaviness , I am there as well , and there is where I decide and bless forever and from everlasting to everlasting . Amen .
Oh , what else shall I give you to be with your little hearts relieved from all the burdens and to be sweet within the spirit of My love for you ? I give you : Peace to you ! And you , shall also speak on your behalf : ” Peace to You , Lord , among us , for You are the True One , the One Who opens and no one will close , and the One Who closes and no one will open , because You are the faithful Witness , the beginning of the building of God .” Amen .
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