Roman Catholic Lens Commentary: Isaiah 58:6-7 (True Fasting)

## Roman Catholic Lens Reading of Isaiah 58:6-7 (True Fasting)

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read Isaiah 58:6-7 as a call to authentic worship, which demands not only ritual observance but also a life of charity and justice. The Catholic tradition sees this passage as prefiguring the sacramental life of the Church, where true fasting is not merely abstaining from food but participating in the self-giving love of Christ. The Church teaches that our worship of God is empty if not accompanied by works of mercy, reflecting the Incarnational reality that our faith must be lived out in tangible acts of love and service to others.

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