This is the pope’s recommended Lenten fast aleteia.org
After praying the midday Angelus on February 28, Pope Francis expressed his hopes that everyone is having a “good journey” in Lent.
The pope went on to make a recommendation for a Lenten fast:
… a fast that will not make you hungry: a fast from gossip and slander. It is a special way [of fasting]. In this Lent I will not speak ill of others; I will not gossip…. And we can all do this, everyone. This is a good fast.
The Holy Father also offered another reminder: “it will also be helpful to read a passage of the Gospel, to carry a small Gospel in your pocket, in your purse, and pick it up when you can — any passage.”…
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