Fasting students gnaw on lessons in sacrifice, world need

By Michelle Brooks

Monday, March 7, 2011

The 55 eighth-graders at St. Joseph Cathedral School will have the chance to experience the Bible first-hand.

A 24-hour Food Fast, a tradition for many years now for the upper-classmen of the parochial school, will allow the students to experience true hunger and to follow through on their commitments.

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In addition to the personal sacrifice, they will collect donations. And in return, they will pray for those who give.

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