Easter Special: Fasting Beyond Lent

About this episode

Fr. Josh discusses the importance of continuing fasting practices beyond Lent in this Easter special episode.

In this special Easter episode, Fr. Josh answers a question about continuing the practice of fasting beyond Lent. He encourages us to reflect on our own fasting and prayer practices that can strengthen our spiritual life. Stay tuned for a new season of Ask Fr. Josh this fall! Snippet From the Show "Throughout the year, the Church invites us to remember Fridays as a day of penance." Text “askfrjosh” to 33-777 to subscribe to Fr. Josh’s shownotes or go to www.AscensionPress.com/askfatherjosh Submit your questions and feedback to Fr.Josh by filling out a form at www.ascensionpress.com/askfatherjosh Support Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Josh

Topics covered

• fasting
• spiritual life
• Easter
• prayer practices
• penance

Keywords

• fasting
• Lent
• Easter
• spirituality
• prayer
• penance
• Catholic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ascension

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