Abstemious

to be sparing or moderate in drinking or eating (in general); not greedy; not self-endulgent; not indulging to excess.

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abstemious
/əbˈstiːmiəs/

Abstemious means practicing self-restraint and eating or drinking in moderation, especially when it comes to food and alcohol

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Today's Gospel is the same one we hear on Ash Wednesday, taken from the Sermon on the Mount. We are warned about purity of intention. Am I charitable, prayerful, and abstemious because I want to draw nearer to God and my neighbours, or because I want to draw attention to myself?

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