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A Moment To Pause: Lent - Friday 20th February 2026
Good Morning. Thank you for joining all of the Oblate Family today for our time of reflection and prayer today with Mary Tyrrell.
Hello and welcome to the Oblate reflection and prayer based on Matthew 9:14-15.
You might remember that the Pharisees and the disciples of John fasted at least a couple of times a week. So they questioned why Jesus and his disciples did not fast. But Jesus more or less tells them there is a time and place for everything. For the Pharisees fasting primarily indicated an inner hunger for God.Jesus explains that while his disciples did not fast at the moment, there…
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