{"id":4989,"date":"2019-03-16T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2019-03-16T09:53:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T09:53:45","slug":"fasting-a-help-to-get-over-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/fasting-a-help-to-get-over-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Fasting. . . A Help to Get Over Yourself."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis puts a new light on the Lenten practice of fasting. Rather than going without sweets, alcohol etc., why not fast from our bad habits?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast from angry words. They seldom help; most always they hurt.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from judgements about others and why they are that way. You don&#8217;t really know.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from always following your feelings. Feelings come and go. They have no mind of their own. Listen to them but don&#8217;t be a slave to them.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from always finding &#8220;fault&#8221;. Try to see the good right next to the &#8220;not so good&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from seeing yourself as treated unfairly. Think how many times you&#8217;ve gotten away with something!<\/li>\n<li>Fast from thinking &#8220;you&#8217;re a cut above&#8221; the rest. How many people have had the advantages in life that you&#8217;ve had?<\/li>\n<li>Fast from avoiding people you don&#8217;t like. They deserve your kindness always.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from holding on to hurts and disappointments. My sister tells me to &#8220;get over it&#8221;. She&#8217;s right. &#8220;Over it&#8221; can start something new.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from blaming (God, the government, the schools, the liberals, the conservatives, the church, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Fast from hoarding. Face it, we all have too much. Let some of your (money, clothes, shoes, coats, toys) go.<\/li>\n<li>Fast from thinking it &#8220;all depends on you.&#8221; It doesn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s what God wants. Get in touch with what God wants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>God will whisper what he asks you to do. <\/p>\n<p>Have a blessed Lent.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Tim<\/p>\n<div class=\"holidaybox\">\n<h4>Scripture Readings for the 2nd Sunday in Lent<\/h4>\n<p class=\"churchdetail\" style=\"margin-top:0;\">First Reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/15:5\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 15:5-12<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/15:17\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">17-18<\/a><br \/>\nResponsorial Psalm: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/27\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 27:1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/27:7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7-8<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/27:8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8-9<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/27:13\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13-14<\/a><br \/>\nSecond Reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/philippians\/3:17\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philippians 3:17-4:1<\/a><br \/>\nGospel: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/9:28\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke 9:28b-36<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Scripture Readings for 3rd Sunday of Lent<\/h4>\n<p class=\"churchdetail\" style=\"margin-top:0;\">First Reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/exodus\/3\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 3:1-8a<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/exodus\/3:13\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13-15<\/a><br \/>\nResponsorial Psalm: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/103\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 103:1-4<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/103:6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6-7<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/103:8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/103:11\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">11<\/a><br \/>\nSecond Reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/1corinthians\/10\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1 Corinthians 10:1-6<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/1corinthians\/10:10\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10-12<\/a><br \/>\nGospel: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/13\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke 13:1-9<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.holytrinityweb.com%2Fweekly%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4989&#038;t=Fasting.%20.%20.%20A%20Help%20to%20Get%20Over%20Yourself.&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.holytrinityweb.com%2Fweekly%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4989&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Fasting.%20.%20.%20A%20Help%20to%20Get%20Over%20Yourself.\" style=\"font-size: 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