In a society where food abundance and instant gratification seem to be the norm, fasting may appear as an odd and unnecessary practice. However, from biblical times to today, this spiritual discipline has been a powerful tool for inner growth, communion with God, and personal transformation. Fasting is not just …
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Lent is a time of grace, inner renewal, and preparation for the greatest mystery of our faith: the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. Among the spiritual practices that the Church proposes for us to live this season more profoundly, fasting and abstinence hold a central place. But what do …
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Lent is a time of spiritual warfare. For forty days, the Church calls us to deeper conversion, imitating the forty days Jesus spent in the desert before beginning His public ministry (cf. Mt 4:1-11). In this journey of preparation for Easter, Christian tradition offers us three fundamental spiritual weapons: fasting, …
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