Friday penance and abstinence

[maryelizabeth1]

Just wondering what people do on Friday for abstinence or penance?

I abstain from meat and go to daily mass!

Have a great weekend!!

 

[LilyM]

One or more of the following -

Daily Mass (though I go most days anyway),
fasting, abstaining from meat and/or sweets,
a donation to charity,
extra prayer (another Rosary and possibly another Divine Mercy),
Bible reading

 

[maryelizabeth1]

So LilyM just blew me out of the water…lol…I forgot that I do pray the Rosary. (which I usually do at least once a week). I think I will start to pray the chaplet of Divine Mercy as well. I went to Eucharastic adoration yesterday…it’s always nice to reconnect to the Lord.
I admire your committment to the Lord. You are an inspiration!

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

Depends. I like to change them up. Sometimes, the penance is doing the same thing for a line of Fridays.

 

[Saoirse]

I’ve been wondering what I should do for that, since having been a vegetarian for nearly eight years now and counting, abstaining from meat harldy seems like a difficult sacrifice…

saying an extra Rosary or something similar sounds good, but is it good enough?

love,
Saoirse

 

[LilyM]

I’ve been wondering what I should do for that, since having been a vegetarian for nearly eight years now and counting, abstaining from meat harldy seems like a difficult sacrifice…

saying an extra Rosary or something similar sounds good, but is it good enough?

love,
Saoirse

I didn’t mean to set myself up to be extra-good or anything, I don’t do more than one of those penances that often, just like to mix and change around a bit.

As for what is ‘good enough’ - try not to get too hung up on the quantity of what you do, rather make it good quality by offering it with love rather than grumbling.

Perhaps give up coffee or some other food or drink that you enjoy on Fridays instead of meat to make a more precise substitution? Or non-essential internet or tv?

 

[thistle]

Just wondering what people do on Friday for abstinence or penance?

I abstain from meat and go to daily mass!

Have a great weekend!!

I abstain from eating meat but if for some reason or other I do eat meat (and that would be rare - I don’t mean the meat!!) then I do additional prayers later in the day.

 

[mommyof4]

I try to go to an hour of Eucharistic Adoration and do some sort of penance. Some Friday’s are better than others, however.