This is Saturday Ember Day in September. Fasting has so many benefits, both spiritual and bodily, that I often wonder why more of us aren’t doing this? Take a look at the first collect of the Mass (there are quite a few collects and lessons today):
“Almighty, everlasting God, ThouWho curest body and soul through healing self-denial, we humbly entreat Thy majesty to hear favorably the devout prayer of those who fast, and to grant us help for the present and the future.
Through our Lord…”
Check out the rest here.
Daily Traditional Latin Mass Readings (Propers)
Remember, the more penance we do in this life, the easier it might go for us in the next, as Fr. Buckley once told me.
And it really is not hard. Our Lord never asks of us what we cannot do by His grace. Your soul will thank you. Your body will thank you. If you are a husband and father like me, hopefully your wife and children will thank you because all of your prayers, sufferings, and good works should be offered for their sanctification.
Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and earth, pray for us!
