What is more meaningful than giving up meat?

[cheeto1]

Give up sin, even the tiny ones.

It takes a lot of effort. You probably will fall many times. But if persistant at trying to remain sin free, you will grow in holiness.

Bad habits can be replaced with good ones.

I have been thinking about this a lot. This is something we must
do, day by day, even minute by minute. But – some of us have
planks in our eyes, and I would like to know if you have any
great examples of these tiny sins you mention. Seeing as they
are tiny and all, those of us with planks probably can’t even see
them, let alone work on them. Would you kindly reveal some
“tiny sins” so we can see them for what they are?

 

[Teakafrog]

I have been thinking about this a lot. This is something we must
do, day by day, even minute by minute. But – some of us have
planks in our eyes, and I would like to know if you have any
great examples of these tiny sins you mention. Seeing as they
are tiny and all, those of us with planks probably can’t even see
them, let alone work on them. Would you kindly reveal some
“tiny sins” so we can see them for what they are?

Well, for me it is being sarcastic, judgemental, or assuming the worst of other people. For others it may be white lies, or lustful thoughts, or gluttony. Takes some real self-examination to find some of those, but it’s worth it to root them out.
I’d also suggest adding extra prayer time on Fridays, maybe try all 20 decades of the rosary, or an extra adoration hour, or something similar.

 

[AnnaTherese]

Giving up sin doesn’t cut it. You shouldn’t be sinning anyway. The point is to give up something that is GOOD for the purpose of obtaining something greater. Actually, I would stick with the Church’s wisdom on this. Pray about it and ask God, “Why meat? What is it about meat that stands out?” No doubt God will reveal it to you.

 

[ElizabethPH]

Coffee

I don’t eat meat on Friday or during Lent. I don’t eat meat hardly at all anyway. So it’s not much of a sacrifice. I try and add something else like stopping the gum chewing which is a habit I aquired from quitting smoking…or give up the coffee. I think when the rule about meat was made more people ate meat it was a huge staple in everyone’s diets and it was a sacrifice to give it up. But now days more and more people have more variety in their diets and for me not eating fish would be more of a sacrifice as I eat more fish then meat. But I still abstain from the meat. Anyway that’s how I see it.

Elizabeth

 

[T.A.Stobie_SFO]

Would you kindly reveal some
“tiny sins” so we can see them for what they are?

Read the section in the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the ten commandments. It goes into sin in detail.

Remember also that we can sin in what we do (action), what we dwell on (in our mind), and what we do not do (lack of action). Consider how many chances to love someone else you get each day and how many you choose not to do.

Do a good examination of conscience every day asking yourself what would Jesus not have done that I did, what would Jesus not dwell upon that I did, and what would Jesus do that I choose not to.