Deny Yourself and Follow Me Abnegation as a Liturgical Act of Love Personalized Confirmation and the upcoming Christmas season

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Deny Yourself and Follow Me Abnegation as a Liturgical Act of Love Personalized Confirmation and the upcoming Christmas seasonJesus taught that true discipleship requires denying oneself and taking up ones cross. Christian tradition has called this practice abnegation, viewing it throughout history as central to spiritual growth. Drawing on Catholic writers from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, this book examines abnegation through the often overlooked lens of liturgy. Rather than seeing self denial as simple discipline or harsh renunciation, the author