Christian fasting began as a voluntary practice, as a support for prayer, as penance for sin, as a way to save something for the poor and to prepare for Easter. We are strongly encouraged to make each Friday special by undergoing some form of fasting during Lent.
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- Mercy is made tangible, it becomes closeness, service, care for those in difficulty. I hope you will always feel yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 hours ago
- So let us be renewed by the peace, forgiveness and wounds of the merciful Jesus. Only in this way will our faith be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 hours ago
- Today is the day to ask, “Am I, who have so often received God’s mercy, merciful to others?” Let us not live a one-… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 hours ago
- The wounds of Jesus are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery. They are pathways that Go… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 hours ago
- The Lord does not want us to keep thinking about our failings. He wants us to look to Him. In our failings He sees… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
Saint of the Day- St. John Baptist de la Salle April 7, 2007
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