Penance – What’s the point?

Penance – What’s the point? The Israelites gathering Manna in the desert, Peter Paul Rubens

What’s the point of all these penances? Well, in fact, they’re pointless – on their own, that is! With faith, however, all our Lent penances acquire a special power. Why do Christians fast? The name gives it away: we fast because Christ fasted. When you fast with faith, you are really, spiritually with Christ in…

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