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Calendar – Lent

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Daily Jolt April 5, 2015

I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer. — Helen Prejean

FAST from not paying attention or listening to others today — be an ACTIVE listener today. PRAY — Listen closely to the readings at the…

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If we are worth anything, it is not because we have more money or more talent, or more human qualities. Insofar as we are worth anything, it is because we are grafted onto Christ’s life, his cross and resurrection. That is a person’s measure. — Oscar Romero

FAST by eating only one full meal today (other times, your meal/snack should be smaller). And remember, no meat! (See this collection of posts about…

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Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

FAST from putting yourself first today — no matter where you are or what you are doing, put the needs of the “other” in front…

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We do not need, and indeed never will have, all the answers before we act … It is often through taking action that we can discover some of them. — Charlotte Bunch, activist and author

FAST from hesitation today. PRAY for the courage and bravery to take action when you see something that is wrong. GIVE at least five positive…

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Christ promised the resurrection of the dead. I just thought he had something a little different in mind. — Hershel Greene, “The Walking Dead”

FAST from watching any television today. PRAY for the souls of friends and loved ones who have died. GIVE by putting someone else’s needs before…

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Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength. — Corrie ten Boom, Dutch Christian who saved Jews from the Holocaust

FAST from worrying today. PRAY for those who are worried and stressed. GIVE some flowers today to someone who needs encouragement.

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Prayer is to the life of the soul as breathing is to the life of the body. — Father Isaac Hecker, CSP

FAST from things that pollute the air today (driving, smoking, aerosol canisters). PRAY at church today. GIVE $10 or more to Busted Halo and help…

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We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done. — Alan Turing, pioneering computer scientist

FAST from speaking in code today — be upfront and honest in all you say and do. PRAY by asking God to show you the…

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People who love to eat are always the best people. — Julia Child

FAST from eating meat today. (See this collection of posts about fasting.) PRAY before every meal today — thanking God for the people who grew,…

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Man has slapped nature in the face. — Pope Francis

FAST from using plastic bags and styrofoam containers today. BONUS: Buy some canvas bags to use when you go shopping. PRAY for those who suffer…

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