Fasting & Almsgiving

• Fast from Yourself

  Limit actions that hurt your soul. Here are a few ideas. 
   

  • Give up a meal or an entire day of food (consult your doctor and priest first).
  • Limit sweets, chips, bread, or other foods you love.
  • Give up coffee, soda, alcohol.
  • Reduce mundane activities: television; movies, news, shopping, internet browsing, and similar distractions. 
  • Abstain from gossip.
  • Avoid spreading negative facts about someone.       
  • Withhold self-righteous judgements.

• Almsgiving

  Do kindnesses and actions good for your soul. 
   

  • Perform Corporeal Works of Mercy.
  • Donate to or volunteer for an organization that works to end human trafficking and pornography.
  • Talk to individuals about the modern slavery epidemic and what they can do to get involved.
  • Avoid shopping with companies that sell humans as a commodity to boost their bottom line.
  • Pay attention to human trafficking and pornography legislation in your city, state and nation.