Lent 2011

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Have any of you given thought to what you’re going to do or give up for Lent this year? I plan to go to my parish’s weekday evening Mass, which we have during Lent, along with Stations of the Cross weekly. In addition, I want to give something up but haven’t come up with anything yet.
 
I think for me I should give up napping. I think that would be too hard, though! It feels like it should be Christmas, to be honest. That’s pretty bad considering we would be in Lent already if Easter wasn’t so late.
 
CatholicZ09 said:
I think for me I should give up napping. I think that would be too hard, though! It feels like it should be Christmas, to be honest. That’s pretty bad considering we would be in Lent already if Easter wasn’t so late.
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I want to give up something that’s a sacrifice but something I’ll be able to stick to. I forgot --I’m also taking a class on the Psalms at my parish for Lent, too. Maybe I have enough on my plate. 🙂
 
Faith1960 said:
Have any of you given thought to what you’re going to do or give up for Lent this year? I plan to go to my parish’s weekday evening Mass, which we have during Lent, along with Stations of the Cross weekly. In addition, I want to give something up but haven’t come up with anything yet.
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I am hoping to be able to give up Facebook, and youtube unless it is absolutely neccessary (for school ect).
 
I want to spend more time with God, visit the Blessed Sacrament, read spiritual books, watch the Passion of the Christ, go to Stations of the Cross… spend more time thinking of His suffering and learning to love Him more. Also asking Mother Mary to help me love Jesus more. I want to renew my Consecration to Jesus through Mary. I also want to try and live more simply.
 
Faith1960 said:
Have any of you given thought to what you’re going to do or give up for Lent this year? I plan to go to my parish’s weekday evening Mass, which we have during Lent, along with Stations of the Cross weekly. In addition, I want to give something up but haven’t come up with anything yet.
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Will probably try and give up chocolate. I recall a time in my primary school when a child was asked “what do you want to give up for Lent”, and he responded, “dog food for my dog” 😛

Thank you,
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
 
I’m going to:

Give up all sexual activity with my boyfriend (only allowing kissing if he can control himself)

Pluck up the courage to go to Confession

Start going to Mass again

Start wearing my green scapular again

Act on opportunities to show kindness to people I’m not close to.

Fast on the fasting days, but not on others because I’m on a diet anyway and it won’t feel spiritual.
 
Bohm_Bawerk said:
Will probably try and give up chocolate. I recall a time in my primary school when a child was asked “what do you want to give up for Lent”, and he responded, “dog food for my dog” 😛

Thank you,
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
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Lol, dog food!

If you crave chocolate, you should find a low calorie hot chocolate drink. It works for me, but you have to like hot chocolate if it has no milk or sugar added.
 
I plan to get baptised after many days of prayer and penance. Beat that! 😛
 
GloriousOrder said:
I plan to get baptised after many days of prayer and penance. Beat that! 😛
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I’m jealous, but in a very, very good way! I joyfully remember my own conversion almost five years ago now, and am very happy for you.

For me this Lenten season, I’ll try to make the Stations of the Cross as often as possible.
 
I give up meat every year as is customary and it is not easy, since I am not a fan of fish and although I love shrimp it is a hassle to prepare (I do not buy pre-cooked or peeled and de-veined varieties). So for me giving up meat is a sacrifice every year, especially since I do not break for Sundays as some people do. I gave up chocolate one year that was especially hard.
I plan to use the Magnificat Lenten Companion in addition to my regular devotions.
 
I plan to devote more time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and reading Scripture. I’m also going to try and get to Stations of the Cross, even though at my parish, Stations takes place right as I’m getting home from work.
 
What a timely thread–on Saturday I hit my local Catholic bookstore and stocked up for Lent. I don’t have a good track record on giving things up, so I thought I’d make a decision to do more.

I bought the Magnificat companion for Lent, and Francis de Sales’ “Introduction to the Devout Life.” My parish is having a Lenten mission in later March, so I plan to attend that. Also, I want to make a concerted effort to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation more frequently and make good examens of conscience.
 
I told my RCIA candidates I am going to give up road rage, at least, the constant commentary I usually offer on the other drivers and their actions.
 
Beachcomber said:
What a timely thread–on Saturday I hit my local Catholic bookstore and stocked up for Lent. .
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You’re so lucky you have a Catholic store near you. I have a Christian store, but when I asked if they have the Douay-Rheims, they hadn’t heard of it. After looking it up, they said that it’s a very old version and suggested the NIB, saying it’s the most accurate in translation. At that time I thought that if it contained, Deuteronomy, it would contain the Deutrocanical(sp?) books lol. It’s more of a Protestant shop 😦
 
m8g8 said:
You’re so lucky you have a Catholic store near you. I have a Christian store, but when I asked if they have the Douay-Rheims, they hadn’t heard of it. After looking it up, they said that it’s a very old version and suggested the NIB, saying it’s the most accurate in translation. At that time I thought that if it contained, Deuteronomy, it would contain the Deutrocanical(sp?) books lol. It’s more of a Protestant shop 😦
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There wasn’t always a Catholic bookstore in town and people had to drive kind of a distance to get to one. However, this fellow who was in real estate donated some retail space specifically for one and now it’s been going for about 10 years! It’s staffed mostly by volunteers.
 
puzzleannie said:
I told my RCIA candidates I am going to give up road rage, at least, the constant commentary I usually offer on the other drivers and their actions.
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One year my wife and myself decided that during Lent, we would drive exactly what the speed limit signs said.

We discovered that we had to turn the rear view mirror so that we could not see the people behind us swearing and giving naughty hand gestures on how they felt about our driving. 😃

I’m serious, we really did this.

Jim
 
puzzleannie said:
I told my RCIA candidates I am going to give up road rage, at least, the constant commentary I usually offer on the other drivers and their actions.
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That would be a great idea for me, but I want to at least be able to get past Ash Wednesday before failing!

Peace

Tim
 
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