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Why Penances are Obligatory and Scriptural

Purgatory, Ash Wednesday, 40 Days of Lent, Confession, Giving something up, Fasting, Abstinence from meat, Almsgiving - why do we do these things? Fr. Chris Alar explains why you need to know... your eternal salvation may depend on it!

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