What Have You Given Up For Lent, Or Sacrificed?

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I decided to attend Mass every day at 9:00 because I think it is a wonderful way to start the day, and my Lenten Journey.
I don’t think the Good Lord cares if I give up my M&M’s…😃
I try to do what might be pleasing to God. What have you given up? Are there any non-Catholics who observe the Lenten season? Do you know how Lent started and what it means? Thanks.
 
OneTrueCathApos said:
I decided to attend Mass every day at 9:00 because I think it is a wonderful way to start the day, and my Lenten Journey.
I don’t think the Good Lord cares if I give up my M&M’s…😃
I try to do what might be pleasing to God. What have you given up? Are there any non-Catholics who observe the Lenten season? Do you know how Lent started and what it means? Thanks.
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After receiving ashes at Mass, Wed, I gave up reading fiction, and listening to old radio shows, for Lent. And I will read a couple of faith and history related books, in addition.

GKC
 
Mine is sort of an ongoing process rather than outright abstinance. I’m quitting smoking 😃

I’ve quit before, but last year when I did it was for a girlfriend. With a breakup that went horribly wrong, well, that brought me right back to it. This time it’s for myself and God, and there’s nothing causing tragedy between that duo!
 
I gave up soda, added the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy to my daily devotions, added readings from Rumi, and a book on Contemplation by a OSA monk. I’m also attending a day of silence at our church on Saturday and weekly hour sessions with a speaker on each Sunday morning before services.
 
OneTrueCathApos said:
I decided to attend Mass every day at 9:00 because I think it is a wonderful way to start the day, and my Lenten Journey.
I don’t think the Good Lord cares if I give up my M&M’s…😃
I try to do what might be pleasing to God. What have you given up? Are there any non-Catholics who observe the Lenten season? Do you know how Lent started and what it means? Thanks.
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Just for your information. There are a whole host of Non RCC who observe ash wednesday and lent. Most do I believe actually. The EO does not. There is a decent explanation of Ash Wednesday on Wikipedia with a list of all the churches that observe at least Ash Wednesday.

May I ask: Why would you start a thread on a non-Catholic forum if you didn’t understand that non-Catholics observed both AW and Lent? And why would you think they were unaware of it or not knowledgeable about what it means? I’m baffled here.
 
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Just for your information. There are a whole host of Non RCC who observe ash wednesday and lent. Most do I believe actually. The EO does not. There is a decent explanation of Ash Wednesday on Wikipedia with a list of all the churches that observe at least Ash Wednesday.

May I ask: Why would you start a thread on a non-Catholic forum if you didn’t understand that non-Catholics observed both AW and Lent? And why would you think they were unaware of it or not knowledgeable about what it means? I’m baffled here.
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Protestants do not do Lent. At least not the 8 ones that I know. They simply feel that it is a “Catholic” thing…still baffled??🤷
 
memorize one passage from the Catholic Apologists Cheat Sheet a day. Do an extra Rosary a week, one decat a day driving to work. Run an extra hour of bible study with my youth kids every other week…and get back in touch with the spirituality of my faith and not just the academic. And fast, abstaining from any big meals or tastey snack junk foods. I want to feel that hunger both spiritually and physically and offer it up.
 
OneTrueCathApos said:
Protestants do not do Lent. At least not the 8 ones that I know. They simply feel that it is a “Catholic” thing…still baffled??🤷
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Are you saying you know 8 Protestants? Do you know their denomination(s)?

The question remains: why did you post the thread here if your assumption is that non-RCC don’t do Lent? Why not put it in the obvious forums it would belong in like Spirituality?
 
OneTrueCathApos said:
Protestants do not do Lent. At least not the 8 ones that I know. They simply feel that it is a “Catholic” thing…still baffled??🤷
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I note with pleasure your concurrence that Anglicans, such as I’m, are Catholic. Not only do we do Lent, I’ll be doing Stations, Friday. And lots more, during Holy Week.

GKC

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There are a LOT of non Catholics who observe Lent in some way…

obviously many Anglican/Episcopalians. but even some of the Pagans i know like the self discipline of the Lenten practices of fasting and denial…

As for me?
i am TAKING ON some extra things: making more knotted Rosaries to give away, and for Rosary Army to give away at the Eucharistic Conference in June. Going to Mass more frequently, etc

I am GIVING UP coca cola for the duration. and trying to avoid other soda (which i drink rarely) as well…

i am FASTING from meat on Wednesdays (if possible) and Fridays )definitely. and i i am fasting according to church discipline by eating only one full meal on Fridays if possible…
(i have health issues, which can exempt me from this sometimes…)
 
fabricdragon said:
There are a LOT of non Catholics who observe Lent in some way…

obviously many Anglican/Episcopalians. but even some of the Pagans i know like the self discipline of the Lenten practices of fasting and denial…

As for me?
i am TAKING ON some extra things: making more knotted Rosaries to give away, and for Rosary Army to give away at the Eucharistic Conference in June. Going to Mass more frequently, etc

I am GIVING UP coca cola for the duration. and trying to avoid other soda (which i drink rarely) as well…

i am FASTING from meat on Wednesdays (if possible) and Fridays )definitely. and i i am fasting according to church discipline by eating only one full meal on Fridays if possible…
(i have health issues, which can exempt me from this sometimes…)
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Abstaining from meat, all Fridays (through the year,) and Wednesdays, in Lent. Fast on Wed and Friday. Came close to a Black Fast on Ash Wednesday, but weakened. Will try again Good Friday.

GKC

Anglicanus Catholicus
 
PS. i think you posted this in the wrong part of the forum. its under “non Catholic religions”

or were you asking exclusively non Catholics what they were doing for Lent?

I was raised low Episcopal (none of the high ceremony) and we did Ash Wednesday lent and etc… its one of the familiar things in the Catholic church for me. i know many of the more liturgical protestant churches observe Lent… but i have no idea about the non liturgical churches.

obviously the non CHRISTIAN groups dont have the same meaning behind any kind of Lenten observance . since they are not working toward Easter… but many folks find this a convenient time to do “spring cleaning” of some kind, including quitting bad habits…
 
fabricdragon said:
PS. i think you posted this in the wrong part of the forum. its under “non Catholic religions”

or were you asking exclusively non Catholics what they were doing for Lent?

I was raised low Episcopal (none of the high ceremony) and we did Ash Wednesday lent and etc… its one of the familiar things in the Catholic church for me. i know many of the more liturgical protestant churches observe Lent… but i have no idea about the non liturgical churches.

obviously the non CHRISTIAN groups dont have the same meaning behind any kind of Lenten observance . since they are not working toward Easter… but many folks find this a convenient time to do “spring cleaning” of some kind, including quitting bad habits…
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She claims that she didn’t think any Protestants did Lent. Her initial post asked if we knew what it was!!! Shocking in the lack of knowledge, but I too wonder given her statement why the posting here???
 
When I was Episcopalian we observed Lent. My Lutheran in-laws do, too. It’s a liturgical Christian thing, not just a Catholic thing.

This Lent we are abstaining from sound: TV, radio, CDs, DVDs, etc. We might actually learn to talk to each other in the evening instead of sitting with glazed eyes on the tube.

Of course, we’re recording American Idol–gotta save that for our Sunday treat. :dancing:
 
I’ve given up beer 😦 It’s a real toughy, I have this thing with beer you see and next week is my birthday! 😦 😦

I try and do something too and this year we’re going to ALL say the rosary once a week as a family…Which will be quite a feat! 👍

But…Beer…:imsorry: :bighanky: :sad_bye:
 
All animal products and anything containing them if I can help it, alcohol (though I may break this on St. Patrick’s day, I am undecided), and any actual alternatives to these things like soya milk, or quorn, or non alcoholic beer etc.
 
I have added fasting on Wed and Fridays for the first time for Lent. (Fridays for the rest if the year until Advent)

A friend of mine from my prayer group has been fasting for a year and says that it opens her mind to God when she reads scripture.]

I started with the psalms; i kind of chant them aloud slowly. sometimes three times for each psalm.and then meditate on a line, a thought that reached me… (meditation 20 minutes) see contemplative prayer and lectio divinia in the catechism. it’s quality not quantity that reaches into my heart.

A second recommendation, is to pick up your Sunday bulletin from church for the daily readings. Read the daily readings that will be read at Mass, You will always read more…the entire chapter, the entire psalm.

the Trappist monks from Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA (just ea. of atl) say go ahead and date the entry that you read. right in the margins.

i also journal what reading(s), spoke to me. If I got to daily mass, what did the priest say about the readings that I can carry out and make part of my life? If not, my private readings from the Mass readings… what did i learn.? keep it simple. a few lines. Read it all back at the end of the week. You will be surprised at what you have taken into your heart…into your bones… Plus, your prayers and readings will be tied with the entire Church.

that’s just what I do. Katherine

Christ’s peace be with you. katherine
 
Della said:
When I was Episcopalian we observed Lent. My Lutheran in-laws do, too. It’s a liturgical Christian thing, not just a Catholic thing.

This Lent we are abstaining from sound: TV, radio, CDs, DVDs, etc. We might actually learn to talk to each other in the evening instead of sitting with glazed eyes on the tube.

Of course, we’re recording American Idol–gotta save that for our Sunday treat. :dancing:
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That’s ambitious and really a nice choice!
 
OneTrueCathApos said:
I decided to attend Mass every day at 9:00 because I think it is a wonderful way to start the day, and my Lenten Journey.
I don’t think the Good Lord cares if I give up my M&M’s…😃
I try to do what might be pleasing to God. What have you given up? Are there any non-Catholics who observe the Lenten season? Do you know how Lent started and what it means? Thanks.
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I have given up sweets for Lent. Last year, however Lent took an unexpected twist I ended giving up a lot more than I intended. I was hospitalized for pretty much all of Lent (it was the most spiritual Lent I had ever experienced).
 
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