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Day Three hundred and thirty: Saturday 13th February 2021

More good advice from Pope Francis:

"What kills community life is gossip. Do not speak ill of others. “It is not easy, Father, because sometimes it comes from the heart!” Yes, it comes from the heart, it comes from envy, it comes from many capital sins that we have within. To flee. “But tell me Father, is there not some medicine? Prayer, kindness…?”  Yes, there is a medicine which is very “homemade”: bite your tongue. Before speaking ill of others, bite your tongue so that it will swell and fill up your mouth and you will be unable to speak badly. Please, flee from gossip which destroys a community!"