CLASS 9
A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND
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Question
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The little woman was on fast.
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the big lady was on fast.
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the woodpecker was on fast.
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the saint was on fast.
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Detailed explanation-1: -St Catherine was renowned for extreme fasting and was advised by her confessor, Blessed Raymond of Capua, to eat properly. But from the beginning of 1380 Catherine could not eat or swallow water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Saint Catherine de Siena was born in Italy. She lived her life ‘virtuously’ where her bodily control was a sign of her devotion to God [3]. At 16, she began to eat only bread, vegetables, and water.
Detailed explanation-3: -When members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fast, they go without food and drink voluntarily for a certain period of time for the purpose of drawing closer to God and requesting His blessings.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Duration of the Fast of Peter The Fast of Peter came into practice in the Church through custom rather than law. For this reason there was no uniformity for a long time, either in its observance or its duration. Some fasted twelve days, others six, still others four and others only one day.
Detailed explanation-5: -“Be on your guard when you begin to mortify your body by abstinence and fasting, ” says St. Jerome, “lest you imagine yourself to be perfect and a saint; for perfection does not consist in this virtue. It is only a help; a disposition; a means though a fitting one, for the attainment of true perfection.”