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St. Thomas Aquinas on Fasting - Stone - 02-22-2023 From the Summa Theologica (II, 2, Q 147, Art 1) of St. Thomas Aquinas writes the following words on Fasting. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and the start of the Great Fast. Please join me in fasting for 40 days in observance of the traditional Lenten fast that took place for over a thousand years up until the Vatican Council in 1969. Quote:Fasting is practiced for a threefold purpose: RE: St. Thomas Aquinas on Fasting - Stone - 02-14-2024 A reminder ... |