The second pillar of Lent is FASTING.

Fasting means we give something up to

make more space for what’s truly important—

our relationship with God and our neighbour.

We do this to help us recognise the

difference between wants and needs.

Choosing to live without something we

like reminds us that everything we have is

a gift from God. Another aspect of Lenten

fasting is not eating meat on Fridays.

DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT?

In the words of Pope Francis:

Fast from hurting words and say kind words.

Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.

Fast from anger and be filled with patience.

Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.

Fast from worries and have trust in God.

Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity.

Fast from pressures and be prayerful.

Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy.

Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.

Fast from grudges and be reconciled.

Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.

Project Compassion

Please donate to Project Compassion this year. If every family in our school contributed $1 each week towards Project Compassion in the next four weeks leading up to Easter, our school will raise over $1500 to help others in need – when we work together we can achieve a lot.               

Students can simply bring in a monetary note or gold coin donation and place in their class Project Compassion box.