Chistians around the world are preparing for Easter - a moment said to be more important than Christmas, which marks the end of a 40-day period of abstinence and fasting.
Christians around the world are in the final week of their 40-day journey of abstinence and fasting during Lent.
SBS Indonesian spoke with the Chaplain of the Catholic Indonesian Community in Sydney, Father Agustinus Handoko Hadisoemitro MSC - who is familiarly called Mohan - regarding this year's Easter message.
Fasting is not about not eating, not drinking, but how we control ourselves. And that's the hardest thing.Father Agustinus Handoko Hadisoemitro MSC - Catholic Indonesian Community in Sydney, Chaplain
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