Blessed Augustine's commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:16-34
Fasting and purity of heart 40 The commandment regarding fasting also refers to purity of heart, which is the subject of our research. Because when fasting, we should [...]
Sermon Twenty: The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:16-23
13. Fasting 1. “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to appear to people as fasting” [v. 16] Good here.
Worldly concerns
After speaking about prayer and fasting in the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord Jesus moves on to talk about worldly concerns that keep people away.