http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/16/what-is-mortification Seek Him - Find Him - Follow Him Thu, 17 May 2012 11:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/16/what-is-mortification/comment-page-1#comment-6159 Judeen Harthun Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:43:00 +0000 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=517#comment-6159 my mom always taught us to fast... it makes us stronger.. so when the devil temps us with something we really want we have the strenght to say no... scripture also talks about fasting on bread and water for a day.. it purifys the body.. anything wronge with the stomack will be corrected.. ( found out if flue goes around fast.. the body purifiys its self.. so one does not get it or very little of it..) also on the 2nd day of fasting on bread and water.... the scriptures talk about it purifys the soul-anything that has attached its self to you. leaves... great temptations and trials can be rid of by fasting... offering it up to God.. for souls... and then Go to confession. so you have the protection of purity ,so if they come back your soul is protected... also it makes your prayers really strong... prophets in the desert...... and when people wanted to be close to God they went into the desert and fasted and prayed... my mom always taught us to fast… it makes us stronger.. so when the devil temps us with something we really want we have the strenght to say no… scripture also talks about fasting on bread and water for a day.. it purifys the body.. anything wronge with the stomack will be corrected.. ( found out if flue goes around fast.. the body purifiys its self.. so one does not get it or very little of it..) also on the 2nd day of fasting on bread and water…. the scriptures talk about it purifys the soul-anything that has attached its self to you. leaves… great temptations and trials can be rid of by fasting… offering it up to God.. for souls… and then Go to confession. so you have the protection of purity ,so if they come back your soul is protected… also it makes your prayers really strong… prophets in the desert…… and when people wanted to be close to God they went into the desert and fasted and prayed…

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/16/what-is-mortification/comment-page-1#comment-6150 Roniopb Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:59:00 +0000 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=517#comment-6150 I find rhe quotes important and inspiring.  If there is a personal practice that needs the words of Our Lord to inspire and encourage  us it is mortification or self denial.  It is easy to make resolutions but so difficult to ollow through on a daily basis at least for me..Your words, Father, need to be read again and again.  Thanks and God bless.  I find rhe quotes important and inspiring.  If there is a personal practice that needs the words of Our Lord to inspire and encourage  us it is mortification or self denial.  It is easy to make resolutions but so difficult to ollow through on a daily basis at least for me..Your words, Father, need to be read again and again.  Thanks and God bless. 

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