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“When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual joy comes over me as if by appointment.”
― Adalbert De Vogue, Aimer le jeûne

tags: catholic, christianity, fasting, spiritual-discipline

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“One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain, its cessation gave repose to the brain, allowed it a vacation.”
― Adalbert De Vogue, Aimer le jeûne

tags: catholic, christianity, fasting, spirituality

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“Eating three times a day means takingon, almost without respite, the work of assimilation.”
― Adalbert De Vogue, Aimer le jeûne

tags: fasting

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“. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.”
― Adalbert De Vogue, Aimer le jeûne

tags: catholic, christianity, fasting, spiritual-disciplines

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“When a person eats shortly before going to bed, digestion accompanies sleep. The two great physiological functions are completed together, leaving the maximum of freedom to the mind during the day.”
― Adalbert De Vogue, Aimer le jeûne

tags: catholic, christianity, fasting, spiritual-disciplines

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