Practices

• Almsgiving — The practice of giving material aid to the poor and destitute as a Christian duty, exemplified by bishops who spent their own patrimony
• Frugality and Abstinence of the Patriarchs — The frugal diet of the antediluvian patriarchs — eating only herbs and fruits, abstaining from meat and wine — contributing to their extraordinary longevity
• Hospitality — The practice of offering food, lodging, and companionship — especially episcopal hospitality extended to clergy and guests
• Marriage and Procreation — The divine blessing "Increase and multiply" as God's approval and blessing of marriage, not a precept binding every individual, and the creation of man and woman for complementary union