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The Old Orthodox schedule in Lent is very demanding; it originated in monastic practice. There's beauty in following the full schedule, because then you see the continuity from day to day. However, it's almost impossible for people who aren't monastics.
For a long time I very much wanted to be a monastic, but with four children it really wasn't in the cards. Now I know for sure it isn't in the cards.
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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi 
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