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The pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as well as the general idea of sacrifice

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Plant Leaves against a white wall | Toby Osborn | Unsplash

Plant Leaves against a white wall | Toby Osborn | Unsplash

The pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as well as the general idea of sacrifice, can make the time leading up to Easter seem very gloomy. In this syndicated article from the national office of Faith magazine, journalist Pete Burak discusses transforming our thoughts about this season from simply “surviving Lent” to becoming spiritually stronger through true recognition of Jesus’s time in the desert.

https://faithmag.com/meet-jesus-desert-lent

Original source can be found here.

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