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We are on part 4 of our 6 part series on the Domestic Church! Join us as we discuss what fasting is, why we should do it, and how we can incorporate it into Lent and all other times in the Liturgical year. 

Resources:

Richards, Jay W. Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul--a Christian Guide to Fasting. HarperOne, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

To Be a Christian Steward: A Summary of the U.S. Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Stewardship - http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/stewardship/index.cfm

Isaiah 56:8

Jonah 3:5-10 

Matthew 6:16-18

Matthew 9:14-15

Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1438 - https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c2a4.htm

Ember Days fasting - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05399b.htm