When can you drink wine in Lent 2019?

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Many believers try to keep all the fasts established by the church. During such days, a person does not eat meat and dairy products and eggs. The strictest is Lent, which will be in 2019 from March 11 to April 27. Some are interested in the question, what drinks are allowed to be consumed and when can you drink wine in Great Lent 2019?

Is it okay to drink wine during Lent

The Church expresses different opinions on this matter. One half advises to completely abandon alcoholic beverages, the other, on the contrary, permits.

Protesting spiritual fathers say that the wine drink is not the main component of life, and it is advisable to give it up to a truly religious person. Wine was invented back in the medieval years, when the quality of the water left much to be desired.

In those days, wine was added to ordinary water in a ratio of 1/3 and drunk. In modern days, there is no such need, and not everyone mixes it up.

The Church says that fasting is not just a complete restriction in nutrition, but its meaning goes much deeper. Orthodox believers on such days should develop in a spiritual sense, eradicating all bad vices from themselves. And even a small amount of wine drunk will not be able to help this.

The other half of the spiritual fathers answer the question about wine in the affirmative. Pure grape wine, as a symbol of the blood of Christ, is used in many rituals of the Church.

When wine and water merge, the divine and human are combined. There is a legend in the church that Jesus turns water into wine, and therefore if a person comes into contact with this, then he is reborn.

Earlier, in monasteries, many ailments were cured with wine, and it was included in the composition of medicines. If a church minister fell ill, he was allowed to drink wine. It helped to maintain strength, sometimes it was drunk to strengthen the body.

To know exactly when you can drink wine in Lent 2019, see the calendar:

When can you drink wine during Lent in 2019

The priests say that every Orthodox believer must determine for himself how much he can abstain or turn to his spiritual father and together have already come to the same conclusion.

We should not forget the words of the Apostle Paul: "Everything is permissible for us, but not always useful", it should be borne in mind that the sacred temple allows the use of exclusively red and grape wines, and preferably Cahors, and the amount drunk should also be small. Priests advise to limit yourself to just one glass.

It is recommended to dilute the wine with water to slightly reduce the degrees. Orthodox believers in the days of Great Lent try to abandon black tea and coffee, replacing them with herbal or fruit drinks. So, after all, when can you eat wine during Lent?

The wine drink is only allowed on weekends.

Please note that alcoholic beverages are not permitted during the first and last weeks of fasting.

On the first day of Lent, it is not advisable to take any food or drink.

On the second and also the third day it is allowed to drink water. In monasteries, they usually do not drink or eat for the first day, from 2 to 4 days they use only water, but peaceful people adhere to less strict rules.

After that, the allowed days should be observed on the days of the week:

1. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, fasting people consume exclusively cold food, which does not contain oil, and only in the evening.
2. On Tuesday as well as Thursday, believers can eat hot food without oil only in the evening.
3. On Saturday and Sunday, it is allowed to add a little vegetable oil and drink a glass of red grape wine several times a day: in the morning and in the evening.
4. In the last week of Great Lent, it is allowed to drink a small amount of wine, in memory of the last dinner of Jesus with his disciples.
5. On Good Friday, until the shroud is taken out in the church, it is not allowed to eat or drink anything. On Saturday, before the first star appears, a strict fast must also be observed, and then dry food.

As a result, there are few days when wine is allowed.

Some believers may not fast

Children, pregnant women, as well as sick people, in some cases, can add meat and dairy products to the diet. As for the wine drink, it is advisable for people to give it up so as not to cause great harm to their health. It is also advisable that people prone to alcoholism do not take alcoholic beverages.

Small quantities of wine can be drunk on the days of commemoration of deceased soul mates.

It is advisable to find out if it is possible to drink wine, and in what quantity, refer to the spiritual father or in the table posted above. They will help with this issue.