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Let’s Journey Together to Fast and Feast this Lenten Season

February 21, 2023 By Sisters of St. Joseph

Cross drawn in ashes. How will you fast and feast during Lent?

Lent is a season of soul-searching, reflection, and repentance. Although we often think of Lent as a time of fasting, it should also be a time of joyous feasting. As you read the Lenten Litany below, consider how you might fast from certain practices to feast on others.

FAST from judging others;
FEAST on Christ living in them.

FAST from emphasis on differences; 
FEAST on the unity of all life.

FAST from discontent;
FEAST on gratitude.

FAST from anger;
FEAST on patience.

FAST from pessimism;
FEAST on optimism.

FAST from worrying;
FEAST on God’s grace.

FAST from complaining;
FEAST on appreciation.

FAST from bitterness;
FEAST on forgiveness.

FAST from self-concern;
FEAST on compassion for others.

FAST from discouragement;
FEAST on hope.

FAST from facts that depress;
FEAST on facts that uplift.

FAST from suspicion;
FEAST on truth.

FAST from thoughts that weaken;
FEAST on promises that inspire.

FAST from idle gossip;
FEAST on silence with a purpose.

– Adapted from a prayer by William Arthur Ward
(American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994)

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