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ryansta
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I’m already taking cold showers. I don’t know what to give up yet and it’s very late. Any suggestions?
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UpUpAndAway
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Perhaps you can find inspiration in what others are doing.
What are you giving up for Lent 2019? Spirituality
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Flopfoot
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Join my lenten program Lenten program: Read about the lives of saints
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Saxum
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Television and streaming services like Netflix. You can use the extra time to pray, read, exercise, learn a new skill etc.
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sevenswords
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Lent is a time to repent of our sins and those of the world, we as Catholics call for a universal fast today to ask God to have mercy on us.
We fast from things that bind us to the flesh in the hope of overcoming these things, and through our repentance and sacrifice we draw grace from Heaven to overcome our flesh.
So you should look into your self and see what binds you to the flesh and not only you but everyone that suffers with the same thing.
You should see Lent like this… It is a time in which God stands with his arms full of blessings and grace wanting to pour out his mercy on all mankind, but you need to be in line, you need to take part and you need to understand that for the next six weeks the Church is in mourning for our sin and for the sin of the world. That is why we start young with sweets etc until we are grown and learn to fight the devil with humility and obedience in repenting of our sins. Hope that helps.
We fast from things that bind us to the flesh in the hope of overcoming these things, and through our repentance and sacrifice we draw grace from Heaven to overcome our flesh.
So you should look into your self and see what binds you to the flesh and not only you but everyone that suffers with the same thing.
You should see Lent like this… It is a time in which God stands with his arms full of blessings and grace wanting to pour out his mercy on all mankind, but you need to be in line, you need to take part and you need to understand that for the next six weeks the Church is in mourning for our sin and for the sin of the world. That is why we start young with sweets etc until we are grown and learn to fight the devil with humility and obedience in repenting of our sins. Hope that helps.
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Jureg
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It is also great to join corporal as moral mortifications.
You can stop eating sweet things, take cold showers, sleep on the ground some days…
You can also make an examination of conscience and look for your most common sin of vice. I am trying to stoop using facebook, youtube, games, etc, because these things really disturb my spiritual life.
You can stop eating sweet things, take cold showers, sleep on the ground some days…
You can also make an examination of conscience and look for your most common sin of vice. I am trying to stoop using facebook, youtube, games, etc, because these things really disturb my spiritual life.
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