Lent: Friday Reflections From the Sisters of Life

| 03/7/2025

By: Mary Shovlain

In the first installment of our Friday Lenten series, Mother Mary Concepta, S.V., Superior General of the Sisters of Life, offers a profound reflection on fasting—perhaps one of the most challenging Lenten practices.

Far from mere deprivation, she reveals how fasting is a path to true freedom, deepening our relationship with God and unlocking the grace of a fruitful Lent.

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