unfasting

Updated: May 12, 2025

She spoke in a low, vibrating voice, somewhat monotonous in tone; her eyes shone with strange light under her round, prominent brow; all that she said of the joys of frequent Communion, of the mortal perils of unworthy participation, of treating the heavenly food lightly coming to it, that is, unfasting and unprepared of the need especially of Lenten self-denial, of giving up 'what each one of you likes best, so far as you can, in preparation for the great Easter Eucharist came evidently from the depths of her own intense conviction.

Mrs. Humphry Ward - The History of David Grieve