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Podcast: Catholic Daily Reflections
Episode: Ash Wednesday (Year C) - Lent—Combating Sin with Virtue
Description: Read Online“But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing…But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face…” Matthew 6:3; 6; 17One Church Father explains that almsgiving, prayer and fasting are three acts that help us to combat the three temptations that Jesus overcame in the desert. First, our Lord overcame gluttony when the evil one tempted Him to turn stones into bread to satiate His hung...