What are you giving up or doing for Lent?

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I lived right next to my parish last year, so daily Mass was a breeze. It’s not as easy now. Daily Mass would also mean getting to work later, which would mean (potentially) working later. I could, however, do daily Mass at noon (and use that for my lunch break). Last year I maintained the old-school Eucharistic fast (water from midnight until Communion), and it was a lesson in discipline! I will certainly maintain it this year on any day I receive Holy Communion.

I’ll be praying the Liturgy of the Hours daily again (a habit that’s fallen by the wayside since I got married). I’ll be roping my wife into it as much as I’m able, at least for Night Prayer which I pray in Latin, since she’s studying Books of Hours for her doctoral work.

I’m not sure what I’ll be “giving up”. I’ll be watching my mouth… I tend to curse up a storm when playing Halo 3 on XBox.
 
I’m going to give up potato chips and I’m going to abstain from meat on Wednesdays as well as Fridays.
 
I tend to be so lazy – making “resolutions” and never sticking to them. This Lent, my DH and I are getting back on our healthful eating regimen, I’m taking a walk each day, going to as many masses as I can, spending time at every opportunity at Adoration and going to weekly Stations. We’re also praying together more.

I guess I’m trying to give up “laziness.” 😛
 
I haven’t decided yet. I’m thinking about giving up caffiene entirely, but have concerns about headaches, etc.

Growing up we always continued our fast even on Sundays. It wasn’t until I got to college that I learned that we didn’t have to do that, so I usually keep up the fast on Sunday as well.
 
In our family whilst our children were growing up we put all our names in a hat and whoever we pick out that person is our ‘special person’ for the whole of Lent. Now 3 of our 5 children have left home and we asked if they still wanted to continue, to our surprise they all said yes and so did their girl friends so there are now 10 of us in the hat. Looking out for your ‘person’ and doing little extra thoughtful things for them is a wonderful and fun way of focusing on Lent.
 
nicola_m_g said:
In our family whilst our children were growing up we put all our names in a hat and whoever we pick out that person is our ‘special person’ for the whole of Lent. Now 3 of our 5 children have left home and we asked if they still wanted to continue, to our surprise they all said yes and so did their girl friends so there are now 10 of us in the hat. Looking out for your ‘person’ and doing little extra thoughtful things for them is a wonderful and fun way of focusing on Lent.
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That’s such a nice idea! I’m thinking of stealing it for my CCD class.
 
I have decided to give up shaving, hair-cutting, sweets of any kind, alcohol and to ensure that I spend at least 30 minutes a day in meditation or prayer. I am also giving up a couple of other things I choose to keep private.

Last year I gave up smoking and that stuck. 👍

In addition, I plan to give up bathing, brushing my teeth, deodorant, abstinence, chastity, temperance, doing laundry, washing dishes, clean language, self control and my sense of humor.
 
rpp said:
I have decided to give up shaving, hair-cutting, sweets of any kind, alcohol and to ensure that I spend at least 30 minutes a day in meditation or prayer. I am also giving up a couple of other things I choose to keep private.

Last year I gave up smoking and that stuck. 👍

In addition, I plan to give up bathing, brushing my teeth, deodorant, abstinence, chastity, temperance, doing laundry, washing dishes, clean language, self control and my sense of humor.
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I do hope everyone realizes that the last paragraph was meant to be funny, not serious. I am not really giving up those things. 😉
 
I could try what my Godfather did. He usually gave up fast women and heavy drinking.

Occationally he would give up Catholicism for lent. That’s an option, too. 😉
 
ITS MON AND i STILL DONT KNOW. BUT YOU CAN BET THE MINUTE I MAKE UP MY MIND AND LENT STARTS I WILL CRAVE IT UNTIL EASTER. THATS FOR SURE.
 
danielsisk619 said:
Well Ash Wednesday is only six days away. So what is everyone going to give up for Lent?

As for me I’m giving up soda again.
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I will be giving up sugar and white flour every day except Sundays.
I will (prayerfully) commit to an Ash Wednesday type of fast on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during Lent. (I did it last year, and it went okay)
I am going to get close to Mary by reading True Devotion to Mary and The Virgin Mary and the Theology of the Body during Lent.
 
I’m giving up CAF and 2 other sites that I spend a titch too much time on.

Also will be doing the Liturgy of the Hours.

I’ve been meaning to stop procrastinating for the last two Lents, but I’m really going to do it this time (or else I don’t graduate from college). 🙂
 
I’m fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays. I’m also getting up at 5:30 everyday to pray.

For an internal fast, I’m going to try to refrain from un necessary speech. I’m not giving my opinion unless asked. And, I’m not complaining, criticizing or nagging.

Going to try, anyway 😉

And, I’m cutting down my leisure time on the computer to 15 minutes a day–that might be the hardest of all!!
 
I always try to do more for Lent rather than deny myself some silly thing, like chocolate.
Our parish does a Bible Study which I participate in. I also make a point of going to daily Mass during Lent. I usually manage to carry over for a month before I begin slipping on that.
 
aurora77 said:
I haven’t decided yet. I’m thinking about giving up caffiene entirely, but have concerns about headaches, etc.
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I did that two years ago it worked out ok, I had such bad headaches on thurday i just went to sleep as soon as I got home from school and slept for 6 hours woke up to eat a small meal and slept again until morning. Woke up on friday without a headache or any other lingering effects.

This year I think I am going to start a daily rosary. And fast every wednesday.
 
im going to give up meat. i do it every year but i find the difficulty in doing so allows me to remember the sacrafices Jesus made for our sins. this means a lot more beans, cheese, and fish but i live in san diego so mexican food is right up my allie. i usually keep up with no meat for as long as i can after lent is over so it might last for about 3 months instead of 40 days but it teaches me to be thankful for the blessing we have in our countires compared to those who have nothing to eat at all.
 
I’m giving up on all the usual sweet things, chocolate, crisps, fizzy drinks, plus some meats. I’m also giving up TV, and I’m also going to the weekly Lent groups we have.
 
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