Forgoing Penance for Charity ; for Many, Lent Is a Time to Embrace Positive Activities, Not Self- Restraint.

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As a child growing up in Van Buren, Sister Bertha Duperry observed Lent by forgoing candy and skipping many of her meals for six weeks before Easter.

Even more than most children, swearing off sweets was a test of her willpower because her father owned a general store and she was accustomed to helping herself behind the candy counter.

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Forgoing Penance for Charity ; for Many, Lent Is a Time to Embrace Positive Activities, Not Self- Restraint.

Duperry, now 90 years old and living with other retired nuns at St. Joseph Convent on Pool Street in Biddeford, said that from a young age she has been serious about Lent, the 40-day period w...

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