whole nation, even the whole world could do if it observed such a fast! Thus it is not a coincidence that Meatfare Sunday is the Sunday of the Last Judgment. We will be judged above all by our love—real, practical love—a love that is manifest in deeds and in sacrifice, not a timid, cowardly love that never dares to take a step beyond feelings and sentimentality. Thus the Church again reminds us, in words and in actions, that Lent calls us to become better Christians: Let us hurry to be cleansed through