Made for Heaven | Lent with Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR
Ash Wednesday | Lent with Fr. Agustino
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Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, discusses the meaning of Ash Wednesday, the practice of fasting, and how our Lenten practices are intended to lead us to the resurrection—Jesus’s resurrection and our own. We pray, fast, and mark our foreheads with ashes because we are made for heaven.
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