Although the word almsgiving does not come up much in regular conversation, Catholics hear it plenty during Lent since it is one of the three pillars of the church’s Lenten practices along with prayer and fasting.
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It’s not the failures that count. Rather, what counts is the repenting and getting back up to live a life transformed by Christ.