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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Pope Benedict Reflects on Value of Fasting
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.
