Editing Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God (section)

=== The "occasion of sin" ===
In the Beatitudes, Jesus advises that we avoid sin by distancing ourselves from it. In what seems harsh advice, in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5?29 Mt 5:29-30], he says,<blockquote>"If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.

“And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.”</blockquote>The "occasion of sin" is that moment, location, situation, or disposition