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Fasting and Abstinence during Lent
Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus…
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10 important things to consider during Lent
Every year we give something up for Lent. Sometimes picking what to give up is hard and other times we…
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What's the point of fasting, anyway?
God commanded it, Jesus practiced it, Church Fathers have preached the importance of it – fasting is a powerful and…
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Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting: The Three Pillars of Lent
‘Give alms…Pray to your Father…Fast without a gloomy face…’ (Matthew 6:1-18) Giving alms, Jesus teaches, means making the needs of…
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These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent
As Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season, Catholics enter into 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol and…
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