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We’ve all seen the diocesan responses to the Valentine’s day\/ Ash Wednesday dilemma — celebrate on Shrove Tuesday, do penance on Ash Wednesday, they say. Brian Flanagan, Associate Professor of Theology at Marymount University, has a better both\/and solution: Ash Wednesday-friendly printable VaLENTines, usable on Feb 14 itself!<\/p>\n

.\"\"<\/p>\n

That’s right. As Holy Mother Church has always taught… and as made explicit in the words themselves, Lent and VaLENTine’s day are in fact perfectly compatible!<\/p>\n

\"\"Forget trying to pass off chocolate covered strawberries as your “small meal.” Fasting on VaLENTine’s Day is now sexy.<\/p>\n

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