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FASTING FOR LENT:
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Purifies the soul
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Penance for our sins
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Interceding for the
world
Holiness is our goal
Holiness is our
goal. There are
many instances where
Jesus made reference
to Holiness
as our goal in
life.
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The man who
stored up all of
his grain worked
hard but
neglected his
soul.
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Lazarus, who fed
himself
magnificently,
ignored the poor
man at his gate.
We are assisted by
the seasons of the
year, by the
sacraments and by
Parish structures
such as Pastoral
Committee, to grow
in holiness.
First Holy
Communion
First Holy Communion
is a big step in a
child’s life.
A child becomes
aware that they
belong to a
community of people
made up of adults,
children and
teenagers.
They know that they
are welcome fully
into a community and
will be helped in
the future in their
personal and
spiritual
development.
They become aware in
a significant way
that there is a
spiritual dimension
in their life and
that the person of
Jesus can be a close
friend. This will
be the central
message which we
will convey as
parents, school and
parish, to our young
people.
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