Such acts of self-denial involve the intentional acceptance of suffering. Lent is also a time to redouble our regular ascetic practices to feel in our bodies the privation of the good that sin brings. The season of Lent is a penitential season wherein we focus on our need for redemption, repent of our sins, and humbly accept the gift of salvation won for us by Christ. ![]() The liturgical calendar provides us with the opportunity-throughout the year-to focus our attention on this or that aspect of our faith so that we can appreciate its particular contribution to our faith’s magnificence. Similarly, a jewel’s beauty is reflected most fully when one beholds the facets altogether.Īt the same time, to appreciate the unity of the faith, each facet-while keeping in mind its relation to the whole-needs to be understood. I often call attention to how the different parts relate to one another, since each part is understood more completely in light of the others. ![]() Anyone who has followed my work knows that one of my own hobby horses is the unity of the different aspects of our faith as part of one, glorious whole. ![]() Like a gem, its various facets add to its splendor. Home › Articles › Institute Fellows › Prayer and Fasting: From Vice to Virtue
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