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There Are Many Ways to Observe Lent

Iowa newspaper editor and brewer J. Wilson ended a 46-day Lenten fast during which  drank only beer and ate no solid food.  Wilson, a devout Christian, ended his fast early Sunday morning with a bacon smoothie.  Since Ash Wednesday, his sole nourishment has been Illuminator Doppelbock beer, brewed from his own recipe.  Early in Lent he drank four glasses a day, but had to increae it to five glasses to keep up his strength.

Wilson calls it a fast where he consumed only “liquid bread and water. “He  blogged about his experience at Diary of a Part-time Monk.

Image by Tim Pearce, Los Gatos, under Creative Commons license.

Jim Manney
Jim Manneyhttps://www.jimmanneybooks.com/
Jim Manney is the author of highly praised popular books on Ignatian spirituality, including A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer (about the Daily Examen) and God Finds Us (about the Spiritual Exercises). He is the compiler/editor of An Ignatian Book of Days. His latest book is What Matters Most and Why. He and his wife live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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