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February 22 2015

St. Benedict says that “The life of a monastic ought to be a continuous Lent” (Chapter 49:1) not just during the season of Lent.  What do you think he means by this?  Is his main focus on outer practices such as fasting, rising very early, extra prayer and so on or is it something else?  […]

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