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Fasting: Augustine on Fasting and the Heart - Illustration on fasting | IllustrateTheWord

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Fasting: Augustine on Fasting and the Heart

By Augustine of HippoSource: Augustine of Hippo - Sermons on the Liturgical Seasons (Public Domain)189 words

Teaching on Fasting from Augustine of Hippo: Augustine on Fasting and the Heart

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fasting inner transformation self-denial charity

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Isaiah 58:6-7 Joel 2:12-13 Matthew 6:16-18

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