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Prayer

Lent is a Season of Fasting and Feasting

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)

Let's Journey Together this Lenten Season

St. Joseph Spirituality Center Offerings

Spring Ignatian Directed Retreat Weekend: March 10-12 in Baden
Nature Journaling: March 25, April 15, May 27 from 10am-noon
Praying the Stations of the Cross: Virtual, Self-Paced Program
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