The Lenten Fast

My experience of taking a dry month last September/October in preparation for my last Strongman competition was encouraging. I have decided to do the Lenten fast from alcohol as well, since I did not find the month so very hard and in fact noticed significant benefits. Perhaps aligning it with a religious observation might bring spiritual as well as physical benefits: we shall see. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fasting links
Hope this helps
The History of Catholic Rules on Fasting with Matt Plese
https://www.padreperegrino.org/2024/02/tce55/

No Feasting Without Fasting
https://www.padreperegrino.org/2021/11/no-feasting-without-fasting/

Christ On Fasting
https://www.padreperegrino.org/2021/02/vlx54/

Transformed by Fasting: One Pastor's 40-Day Fasting Journey
https://stream.org/transformed-by-fasting-one-pastors-40-day-fasting-journey/

One Person's Journey to a Fasting Lifestyle: Week One
https://stream.org/one-persons-journey-to-a-fasting-lifestyle-week-one/

On Fasting and Almsgiving
An excerpt from a homily of St. Leo the Great
https://fssp-rapidcity.org/news/on-fasting-and-almsgiving

Fasting and Abstinence
https://www.fisheaters.com/fasting.html

Fasting Part 1: The Purpose of Fasting | The Fatima Center
https://fatima.org/news-views/fasting-part-1-the-purpose-of-fasting/

Fasting Part 2: Fasting in the Early Church Through the 5th Century | The Fatima Center
https://fatima.org/news-views/fasting-part-2-fasting-in-the-early-church-through-the-5th-century/

What would your Lent have been like in 1873? | Fr. Z's Blog
https://wdtprs.com/2018/03/what-would-your-lent-have-been-like-in-1873/

Fasting for weight loss and better health
https://www.westonaprice.org/podcast/fasting-weight-loss-better-health/