Breaking Lent

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Basically ending the abstinence, for example, say someone promised not to snack on junk food but then had a big bowl of ice cream. Or someone ate meat on Friday.
 
manveersihota said:
Basically ending the abstinence, for example, say someone promised not to snack on junk food but then had a big bowl of ice cream. Or someone ate meat on Friday.
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The first example is not really a sin. It’s a failure, but not a sin, since the Church does not obligate us to pick something to deny ourselves (though Lent is about self-denial). The second is a law of the Church, but again, it isn’t an entirely simple question. Did the person forget it was Friday? Then it isn’t a sin. Did they say, “Hang it all, I wanna hot dog and I’m gonna eat one!”? This would be a sin, a sin of disobedience against the legitimate authority of the Church.

Of course, we all sin. The remedy for a “lent breaker” is the same as for “lent keepers”: confession to one of Christ’s priests. I heard a monk say that Mercy was God’s favorite miracle, so as to what happens if one breaks Lent, well, I’d say the Holy One is waiting to forgive him.
 
JKirkLVNV said:
The first example is not really a sin. It’s a failure, but not a sin, since the Church does not obligate us to pick something to deny ourselves (though Lent is about self-denial). The second is a law of the Church, but again, it isn’t an entirely simple question. Did the person forget it was Friday? Then it isn’t a sin. Did they say, “Hang it all, I wanna hot dog and I’m gonna eat one!”? This would be a sin, a sin of disobedience against the legitimate authority of the Church.

Of course, we all sin. The remedy for a “lent breaker” is the same as for “lent keepers”: confession to one of Christ’s priests. I heard a monk say that Mercy was God’s favorite miracle, so as to what happens if one breaks Lent, well, I’d say the Holy One is waiting to forgive him.
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Thank You. God Bless You! 🙂
 
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