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Why Lent? Innocence, Sin, and Redemption | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

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Exploring Lent, Denying Oneself for Spiritual Growth, and Dante's Divine Comedy

This chapter explores the significance of Lent in abstaining for spiritual growth and contrasts material pleasures with spiritual goods, drawing from Dante's Divine Comedy to illustrate the journey towards heavenly paradise through self-denial and ascent to cleanse sins.

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