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"Walking through the mall and window-shopping on my lunch breaks.
Until I stopped doing this, I never realized how much it was affecting my ability to evaluate my true needs. You know, did I really need yet another sweater?”
—Cecilia, 56
“Sleeping in my bed. I sleep on the floor every Wednesday and Friday during Lent. It makes me more aware of all the people in the world who don’t have a place to sleep or live.”
—Katie, 14
“My husband was unemployed, and life already seemed full of penance. That Lent, instead of giving something up, we worked on accepting our situation in a spirit of faith and trust in the Lord.”
—Susan, 35
“One Lent I gave up hot showers. Stepping into that stream of cold water was a way of turning to the Lord and showing him—and myself—that I was serious about wanting to…
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