{"id":7715,"date":"2025-03-11T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=7715"},"modified":"2025-03-11T20:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T00:33:31","slug":"pillars-of-lent-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/pillars-of-lent-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillars of Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"403\" data-attachment-id=\"1662\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/pillars-of-lent\/attachment\/prayer-cl-44\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Prayer-CL-44.jpg?fit=704%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"704,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prayer-CL-44\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Prayer-CL-44.jpg?fit=625%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Prayer-CL-44.jpg?resize=625%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1662\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Prayer-CL-44.jpg?w=704&amp;ssl=1 704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Prayer-CL-44.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Prayer-CL-44.jpg?resize=624%2C357&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the Pillars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God hides the prize of Eternal Glory<\/strong><br><strong>in our mortifications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St Jane Frances Chantal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one\u2019s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prayer is the articulation of love. It is with the heart rather than the lips that we pray<\/strong>.<br><strong>He who prays with desire sings in his heart even though his tongue be silent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St Augustine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is better to give alms than to store up gold; For almsgiving saves one from death and expiates every sin. Those who regularly give alms shall enjoy a full life; but those habitually guilty of sin are their own worst enemies. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book of Tobit <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Pillars God hides the prize of Eternal Gloryin our mortifications. St Jane Frances Chantal Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one\u2019s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity. 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