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Lent 2016

Manach · 2016-02-11 20:25:31

Given the season that is: Pope Francis' message - “When we do something good, sometimes we are tempted to seek praise and to be rewarded: that’s human glory,” Pope Francis said. “But it’s a false reward because it makes us focus on what others think of us.” The Holy Father said Jesus asks us to do good for the sake of…

11-02-2016 8:25pm

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Given the season that is:
Pope Francis' message -
“When we do something good, sometimes we are tempted to seek praise and to be rewarded: that’s human glory,” Pope Francis said. “But it’s a false reward because it makes us focus on what others think of us.”
The Holy Father said Jesus asks us to do good for the sake of good.
“He asks us to feel we are under the watchful gaze of our Heavenly Father at all times and to live in relationship with Him – not in relationship with the opinion of others,” the Pope said

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/02/10/pope_francis_sends_first_keep_lent_message_to_pompeii/1207149

For myself, the simpler what have you given up would be answered by sugar. The more mature response would be a few minutes away from e-communications just to contemplate outside the always on modern world.

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