Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer three things we are called to embrace for lent! Why?  Today, I offer one answer to why these practices are things we need to embrace for our lent.  Prayers from Carmel.

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What is the reason and purpose for fasting?

Pastor Walter Moss is a graduate of Ohio University, Athens, OH and also an alumni of Jacksonville Theological Seminary from which he earned a Master’s Degree in Theology.

Pastor Moss is Sr. Pastor of Canton Foursquare Church. He has been in the ministry for 36 years, traveled extensively doing missionary work, is on many pro-life advisory boards, is a speaker for National Black Pro-Life Coalition, and wrote a book entitled, “Why I Am a Black Pro-Life Pastor,”  Pastor Moss is married to his wife, Pastor Darleen Moss and together they have 2 children and 8 grandchildren.

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In the Gospel, Jesus completes His Sermon on the Plain and teaches us about the importance of language

Questions Covered:

17:00 - My girlfriend is a Catholic and I am a Baptist. I am thinking about converting. How can I help her to prepare for Lent?

22:43 - What dietary substitute can a vegetarian give up instead of meat? On a fasting day, we can eat two small meals and one regular meal. Fasting in the Bible meant not eating. When did this meaning of fasting change? Why did it change?

29:00 - Ask him what to do if you’re scrupulous about the 3 meals on Ash Wednesday

31:40 - Why is fish not considered meat in the fast?

37:30 - Why is there a huge focus on giving up items of food? Why not give up cursing or anger or bad behavior?

44:28 - I am struggling with charity. How can I work on this during Lent?

47:23 - It used to be that we had to skip meat every Friday or give up something else. Is this still the case?

49:33 - My wife and I entered the Church last year. This is our first Lenten season. No one else in our family is Catholic. How can we speak to them about what we are taking part in?

Resources Mentioned:

 

No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion by Dr. Sri

07:54 - How does St. Paul’s warning to not receive the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin work with the bishop’s ability to excommunicate?

15:34 - I have a problem accepting that Christ is in the form of the Eucharist. How could this be his Body and Blood? The 12 disciples’ actions did not reflect reception of the Eucharist after the Last Supper. Wouldn’t they have behaved perfectly after receiving the Lord?

24:34 - Is the Catholic Eucharist essential for salvation?

33:30 - In John 6, Jesus uses language that indicates that his flesh was to be eaten and blood drunk. Why did he do that and then manifest it in the form of the bread and wine in the transubstantiation?

43:25 - Why aren’t we required to take both the Body and the Blood? Didn’t Jesus say eat my Body, drink of my Blood?

46:40 - At what point during the consecration of the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ?

51:30 - If Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him, why was he chosen as a disciple and invited to the Last Supper?