Lenten penance question

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Is it wrong to enjoy what you’re giving up/adding on during Lent? I’ve committed to spending an hour of Adoration each day in my parish’s perpetual Eucharistic adoration chapel. In doing so, I’m “giving up” an hour of my free time at home, which means less playing games on my computer/watching TV. In the past month since I’ve started doing this, I’m enjoying it a lot! I feel like I want to keep doing it after Easter. But enjoying it makes me feel like it’s not a sacrifice.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Or have any thoughts?
 
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Is it wrong to enjoy what you’re giving up/adding on during Lent? I’ve committed to spending an hour of Adoration each day in my parish’s perpetual Eucharistic adoration chapel. In doing so, I’m “giving up” an hour of my free time at home, which means less playing games on my computer/watching TV. In the past month since I’ve started doing this, I’m enjoying it a lot! I feel like I want to keep doing it after Easter. But enjoying it makes me feel like it’s not a sacrifice.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Or have any thoughts?
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Oh, my, no, no, no! There is NOTHING wrong with enjoying time with Our Lord. The whole purpose of lenten sacrifice is to get closer to Jesus. We should all enjoy that! You go ahead and enjoy it all you want!! Jesus is loving that you are enjoying His company. You can consider yourself to be having a very fruitful lent.
 
The beauty of adding something, rather than taking something away, is that it will hopefully be a practice you will continue after Lent. May God continue to bless you, and may you grow closer to Him through Adoration!
 
One of the goals of Lent is to leave behind those ways that are not of God and engage in activities to draw you closer to Him. Sounds like to me you did just that!

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That’s great to hear. Thanks for all of your (name removed by moderator)ut. One of my daily prayer intentions is to grow closer to God, and it looks like that has been answered. I find I’m able to concentrate on my rosary better than when I was saying it at home and when I meditate on Scripture, I feel like I’m getting more out of it than ever before.

I guess I’ll say that if anyone has the opportunity to spend a daily hour of adoration, to do so; you’ll love it, guaranteed! 🙂
 
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That’s great to hear. Thanks for all of your (name removed by moderator)ut. One of my daily prayer intentions is to grow closer to God, and it looks like that has been answered. I find I’m able to concentrate on my rosary better than when I was saying it at home and when I meditate on Scripture, I feel like I’m getting more out of it than ever before.

I guess I’ll say that if anyone has the opportunity to spend a daily hour of adoration, to do so; you’ll love it, guaranteed! 🙂
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Hi, Frenchbeatle. Don’t forget that sometimes just sitting quietly with Our Lord is very productive, too. He speaks to you quite clearly when you are just sitting with Him quietly. That’s not to say that reciting the Rosary isn’t nice, too, but sometimes, speaking with your heart is all that is required. Just my two cents. 🙂
 
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