The Lenten rules and observances are not a ‘minimum’ of the Christian life or a ‘maximum’ designed for monastics and priests.

“The Lenten rules and observances are not a ‘minimum’ of the Christian life or a ‘maximum’ designed for monastics and priests. During Great Lent, the Church invites every member of the people of God to do everything in his power and within the range of his possibilities to renew the image of God within himself.”  - Metropolitan Theodosius

Fr. John