Is this a mortal sin?

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If someone gave up something for Lent, such as alcohol, then intentionally went out and drank, would they need to confess this?
 
No.

Giving something up for Lent is a purely voluntary act of penance, and it is not sinful to change one’s mind on it.

It would only be sinful to break the Church mandated rules of fasting and abstinence, i.e. no meat on Fridays, and fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The nature of the sin would depend upon whether it was done intentionally. If one actually forgot it was Friday, and had meat, that would not be sinful at all.

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bilop said:
No.

Giving something up for Lent is a purely voluntary act of penance, and it is not sinful to change one’s mind on it.

It would only be sinful to break the Church mandated rules of fasting and abstinence, i.e. no meat on Fridays, and fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The nature of the sin would depend upon whether it was done intentionally. If one actually forgot it was Friday, and had meat, that would not be sinful at all.

God Bless
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Agree.
 
like all sins, its severity depends on your mindset. on WHY…

if you did it because you were angry at your wife, the anger at yoru wife and yoru resorting to alcohol is much more of a problem than the lenten voluntary part…
 
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