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AMcD
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Hi all, I am not quite sure what I can do for Lent. I would really appreciate some ideas. Thank you
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7_Sorrows
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Reading the Bible, reading about saints, devotional
reading. Attending Stations of the Cross on Fridays at your parish and the soup suppers or fish frys.
If you have an Adoration chapel, going to Adoration.
reading. Attending Stations of the Cross on Fridays at your parish and the soup suppers or fish frys.
If you have an Adoration chapel, going to Adoration.
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Stephen_says
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How is your prayer life? Do you pray every day? If not, you can work towards that! Start with short bible readings and 10-15 minutes of quiet meditation on that reading, or a daily rosary, or half a rosary!
Hows your fasting? You can give up some food you like, or a meal once a week, and use that time when you would normally be eating to pray. Or give up a snack or drink that you like and every time you see someone else eating or drinking that, say a prayer, but always connect it to prayer, or else it’s just a diet lol.
Hows your alms-giving? do you give regularly to charity? or to panhandlers? maybe you can take the money that you would be using on the food that you’re giving up and give that to a reputable charity? Or every time you go out to buy something for yourself this lent, buy the cheapest thing you can find and give the money that you saved to the poor. And then pray for them. This is what I need to work on during lent.
Pax
Hows your fasting? You can give up some food you like, or a meal once a week, and use that time when you would normally be eating to pray. Or give up a snack or drink that you like and every time you see someone else eating or drinking that, say a prayer, but always connect it to prayer, or else it’s just a diet lol.
Hows your alms-giving? do you give regularly to charity? or to panhandlers? maybe you can take the money that you would be using on the food that you’re giving up and give that to a reputable charity? Or every time you go out to buy something for yourself this lent, buy the cheapest thing you can find and give the money that you saved to the poor. And then pray for them. This is what I need to work on during lent.
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steph03
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For Ash Wednesday and Good Friday … No on screen time. I spend hours daily on my tablet, but will not use it on those days. No PS4 either. I will carry my phone, but will only answer calls and not do anything myself on it.
No tablet use on any friday during lent…
A good practice as I spend way too much time on screen anway…
No tablet use on any friday during lent…
A good practice as I spend way too much time on screen anway…
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JoeShlabotnik
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I plan to pray the prayers of the Rosary each day during Lent for more civility and decency in our actions today all of our brothers and sisters in this world, especially those who we disagree with.
Over the past few years, I have grown weary of the hurtful tweeting and social media trashing of others.
It is easier to say or to post something nasty or hurtful, than it is to pray for those we disagree with.
I choose to take the harder road, in the name of God!
Over the past few years, I have grown weary of the hurtful tweeting and social media trashing of others.
It is easier to say or to post something nasty or hurtful, than it is to pray for those we disagree with.
I choose to take the harder road, in the name of God!
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KD8TZC
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All great ideas so far… if your parish has a fish fry, how about volunteering your time to help? They always need help with setup, cleanup after and running the event.
This year I plan on doing a rosary a day as this is not something I normally do. Hopefully it will be something I get in the habit of doing and continue to do so after lent.
One year my wife have up Social Media… she said it was really hard for her to do, but it brought more peace to her also by eliminating it.
Maybe go to confession once a week during lent.
Take up the Liturgy of the Hours (morning and evening prayers mostly).
Volunteer to help at mass if you are able (lector, usher, greeter, EMHC, etc).
Pray for someone different each week (possibly someone you don’t see eye to eye with). Or take the list of intentions from the parish bulletin and pray for all those people each day. Key is to pray for others.
This year I plan on doing a rosary a day as this is not something I normally do. Hopefully it will be something I get in the habit of doing and continue to do so after lent.
One year my wife have up Social Media… she said it was really hard for her to do, but it brought more peace to her also by eliminating it.
Maybe go to confession once a week during lent.
Take up the Liturgy of the Hours (morning and evening prayers mostly).
Volunteer to help at mass if you are able (lector, usher, greeter, EMHC, etc).
Pray for someone different each week (possibly someone you don’t see eye to eye with). Or take the list of intentions from the parish bulletin and pray for all those people each day. Key is to pray for others.
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Joe_5859
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There are three main areas that the Church traditionally gives us for choosing Lenten practices: (1) Prayer, (2) Fasting, (3) Almsgiving.
I recommend picking one thing from each area. When you choose something, it should be small, concrete, and doable.
It should be concrete. When I make vague Lenten promises like, “I’m going to pray more”, then nothing ends up happening because I haven’t ultimately committed to anything. Rather, say something like, “I’m going to spend 15 minutes reading and reflecting on half a chapter from the Gospel of John each day.”
It should be small and doable. Don’t give up coffee if giving up coffee is going to make you completely unbearable to those around you. Your penance shouldn’t be a penance for others.
Don’t make grandiose plans that are not sustainable. One Lent I started with 10 push ups and 10 sit ups a day and was going to add 10 more each day during Lent. By the end, I would have been doing more than 400 of each per day. By the second week, it became too much and I gave up.
So you might give up snacking after dinner, spend 10 minutes a day reading Scripture, and give an extra $5 a week at Mass. That is just one example.
I recommend picking one thing from each area. When you choose something, it should be small, concrete, and doable.
It should be concrete. When I make vague Lenten promises like, “I’m going to pray more”, then nothing ends up happening because I haven’t ultimately committed to anything. Rather, say something like, “I’m going to spend 15 minutes reading and reflecting on half a chapter from the Gospel of John each day.”
It should be small and doable. Don’t give up coffee if giving up coffee is going to make you completely unbearable to those around you. Your penance shouldn’t be a penance for others.
Don’t make grandiose plans that are not sustainable. One Lent I started with 10 push ups and 10 sit ups a day and was going to add 10 more each day during Lent. By the end, I would have been doing more than 400 of each per day. By the second week, it became too much and I gave up.So you might give up snacking after dinner, spend 10 minutes a day reading Scripture, and give an extra $5 a week at Mass. That is just one example.
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