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Asking the clergy about Lent sacrifices
How do Lenten sacrifices bring one closer to God?
Father Edward J. Kealey, St. Sylvester's Catholic Church, Medford:
Sacrifice is one of the oldest customs in religion. During Lent, it is designed to reconcile one's personal experiences with other people in need and in God's own experiences in life when he was crucified.
It is not so much the pain of giving something up, but to...
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