What are you giving up or doing for Lent?

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I gave up cussing, the F word is a big word in my vocabulary and I gave that up. Seems stupid I guess but I don’t think God likes to hear F-Bombs.

–Krystal
 
BeneathMyWings said:
I gave up cussing, the F word is a big word in my vocabulary and I gave that up. Seems stupid I guess but I don’t think God likes to hear F-Bombs.

–Krystal
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I gave up smoking for Lent last year and never started up again. Perhaps you can do the same with this! May God grant you the strength! 👍
 
TAN Books has a pamphlet ‘Pious Practices for Lent’. I’m doing the following:

Perform Good Works

Go to Confession once a week

Engage in spiritual reading: Require yourself to do at least 15 minutes of reading from a good Catholic book each day; Read your Bible at least 15 minutes each day.

I also signed up for Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament, which I’ve never done.

I struggle with Daily Rosary - another suggestion from TAN.

I have just volunteered to cook meals for a family in our Catholic home school support group: the mom just gave birth to their fifth (?) child. I’ve never done this before.

www.TANBOOKS.com
 
rpp said:
I gave up smoking for Lent last year and never started up again. Perhaps you can do the same with this! May God grant you the strength! 👍
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I really should have given up smoking for Lent too, but I tried that last year and failed miserably. I just can’t go cold turkey!

–Krystal
 
Giving up cussing is a WONDERFUL-BEAUTIFUL thing. It is so nice to be around people who do not cuss. Try, every time you want to cuss, instead say to yourself, Jesus mercy. That is what I am going to try to do every time I get mad, maybe it will help me control my temper. If you make it religious, it may remind you of how much Christ suffered for you, so you can offer something up for him.
I know it must be very difficult, but keep at it.
I will say a special prayer for you.

Yours Through Our Lady,

Margarite
 
Margarite said:
Giving up cussing is a WONDERFUL-BEAUTIFUL thing. It is so nice to be around people who do not cuss. Try, every time you want to cuss, instead say to yourself, Jesus mercy. That is what I am going to try to do every time I get mad, maybe it will help me control my temper. If you make it religious, it may remind you of how much Christ suffered for you, so you can offer something up for him.
I know it must be very difficult, but keep at it.
I will say a special prayer for you.

Yours Through Our Lady,

Margarite
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That is such a wonderful thought, I’ll have to remember that! Although if that doesn’t work for you, something I learned from the nicest lady so long ago-when she go upset she’d say “Gosh, durn it!” (Yep, durn). It always makes me smile. (You have to say it with a Southern accent though).
 
The problem for me is when I accidentally cuss now I cuss again like I’ll say, “S***” then “D*** I cussed!” and it’s like a downward spiral for me. LOL!

–Krystal
 
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