“Fasting is directed to two things: the deletion of sin, and the raising of the mind to heavenly things”  - St Thomas Aquinas

Hello everyone!
Welcome to the first official podcast of Encountered & Embraced!
So for this season, we will be discussing the journey of Lent! It will be broken down into four episodes where we will be focusing on the three pillars of Lent - fasting, prayer and almsgiving as well as a surprise episode to end off the series! So you better keep your ears out when it will come out hahah.
In this episode, my special guest and lovely by esther sister, Janz and I will be talking about the act of fasting. We will share our thoughts, struggles and the meaning of fasting in our own lives - how the sacrifice can bring us into deeper intimacy with Jesus. Furthermore, we will discuss some ways to battle a loss of motivation during Lent.
So, sit back, relax and encounter Christ!
by esther,
mary


Resources mentioned:
Fiat 90 - https://fiat-90.com/ or http://www.holyandhealthycatholic.com/fiat-90
The Poco a Poco Podcast - https://www.franciscanfriars.com/pocoapoco
(Book) Restore by Sr Miriam James Heidland, SOLT -  https://www.avemariapress.com/products/restore
(Video) Rending Our Hearts Through Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving (Lent 2022) by Fr Mark-Mary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJNVxjuV7dM

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