My Lenten Journey

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I am not giving up anything specific for Lent because if I do and then mess up even once I will believe that every bad thing that happens to me is punishment for messing up. (Yes, I’m that way.) So I’m vowing to either give up one thing (any thing) or do some devotion (any devotion) each day. That way, there will be something each day

Today is Ash Wednesday: a day of abstinence and fast. As a vegan, it’s not really a day of abstinence because I never eat meat anyway. But it is a day of fast - which is bad timing for me because I must completely fast (no food or water) starting midnight tonight because I am having a medical procedure tomorrow with anesthesia. Ordinarily I would eat especially well since I have no idea when I will be able to have food or water tomorrow. But this is penance and I will try to remember that tomorrow.
 
3/6/19

Today I read pages 3-8 of Catholic Prayers & Devotions.

I have delayed having my first food of the day so I can space my food out throughout the day and perhaps not feel hunger pangs at bedtime. It’s going to be hard enough to fall asleep because I am so scared about tomorrow.
 
Those with medical reasons (if you are having surgery, you have a medical condition) are exempt from the fast.

Perhaps you could fast from TV/NetFlix? Or fast from your favorite foods?
 
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I pray God calm your fears about tomorrow’s procedure and pray God’s hand of wisdom, goodness, protection and healing come to you through all medical personnel assigned to your care. In Jesus’ holy name. Amen. 🙏
 
I thought of that, but it’s the medical procedure that is inspiring me to do this. (I rarely observe Lent.) I’m scared and I hope by doing penance I will be okay tomorrow. I have no control of anything these people will do to me. I will be helpless in the hands of strangers. Prayer and penance is the only thing I have control over, so I aim to do whatever I can.

It is a brief procedure (a biopsy) but I have to get anesthesia and it is the anesthesia that mainly frightens me.
 
Many prayers for your procedure. Please make sure what you do eat today is nutritious and drink some juice or something in between meals or mini meals until you’re NPO. In other words, even though you technically have a valid excuse for not fasting if you feel very called to do this, make every bite count.
 
Thanks. I have my food planned out for the day with tomorrow in mind. I am also going to try to read at least one page of my prayer book in the morning in case I’m too drugged the rest of the day to do my penance.
 
I read pages 9-10 of my prayer book.

Today I am on a total fast of no food or water for my medical procedure. I don’t care about the food and water. I want my coffee! :coffee:
 
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