Fasting - Softcover

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From Fr. Slavko:

My purpose in writing this booklet is to encourage you to fast. At the end of this booklet, I would like to say to you, “Begin to fast!”, and I hope you will respond, “I will”.

I pray that, through fasting, you will discover all the treasures that God has put inside you and that through fasting your longing for God will grow within you from day to day. I pray that through fasting you will discover the God of love, of hope, of faith, and of peace, and that through fasting you will also meet fellow travellers, and that you will meet them in love, in peace, in trust and in hope.

Through fasting, you will receive the strength to overcome the evil that is within you, because fasting should serve that cause also. And so, as we begin, may Almighty God – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – bless you through the intercession of Mary, the Queen of Peace. Amen.

In one of the early messages at Medjugorje, the Virgin Mary reportedly said that we have forgotten the value of fasting. She reminded us that wars and natural disasters can be prevented by prayer and fasting. Our Lady said that many people have substituted almsgiving for fasting. By excluding fasting from our daily life, we are excluding an important element for growth in holiness which cannot otherwise be gained. Through this book we can use fasting to grow in holiness once again.

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