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Pope Francis says the holy season of Lent is a time to "shake ourselves up", to open our hearts and get beyond "tending our own gardens."

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  In his 2009 Lenten Message, Pope Benedict XVI says that the ultimate goal of fasting is not only to strengthen us in our efforts to avoid sin but to help us make the complete gift of self to God.

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