A heart contrite and humbled, O God,
you will not spurn.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
A heart contrite and humbled, O God,
you will not spurn.
Isaiah 58: 1 – 9 This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those
bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with
the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when
you see them, and not turning your back on your own.
If this is what God wants, why do we just
not eat meat on Fridays? Is my fasting,
penance, abstinence enough?
Action: Fast like God wants you to.
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