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| Stewed Pinto Beans and Collard Greens with Ezekiel Bread |
After eight and a half years straight of have a child dependent on me
for nutrition through pregnancy and/or breastfeeding, I have window of
time where I can practice a stricter form of fasting. I am learning
firsthand how my soul is affected by my voluntary bodily Lenten
practices so much so that I related to the collect in the Extraordinary
Form Mass for Monday of the Third Week in Lent:
Pour Forth in Thy Mercy, O Lord,
we beseech Thee, Thy grace into our hearts:
that as we abstain from bodily food,
so we may also restrain our senses from hurtful excesses.
Scripture tells us that our fasting should be accompanied by an
increase in almsgiving, but also that the discipline of our bodies, so
inclined to concupiscence, leads to greater discipline in our souls. In
the same way bodily excesses make it harder for us to live a life of
virtue...
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