[Salvation]

With two weeks left in Lent, how are you doing on the obligations of fasting, almsgiving and prayer. Add abstinence on Fridays too.

Catholic Ping

[grey_whiskers]

I've given up beer, chocolate, coffee, and chips for lent.

It is harder than it would sound -- the cravings remind one of what *REAL* suffering is, and how petty complaining is, everytime you compare it to what Our Lord gave up...

So it's working, but there's a LOT of work left to be done on me.

Let us pray for one another.

Kyrie eleison!

[Salvation]

HOW TO FAST

Fast from judging others;
Feast on Christ dwelling in them.

Fast from apparent darkness;
Feast on the reality of light.

Fast from pessimism;
Feast on optimism.

Fast from thoughts of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.

Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on phrases that purify.

Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.

Fast from worry;
Feast on Divine Providence.

Fast from unrelenting pressure;
Feast on unceasing prayer.

Fast from negatives;
Feast on positives.

Fast from complaining;
Feast on appreciation.

Fast from hostility;
Feast on non-resistance.

Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.

Fast from anxiety;
Feast on hope.

Fast from yourself;
Feast on a silent heart.

[wombtotomb]

Fasting, great, gave a 20 to st vincent de paul society for easter dinners for the poor on sunday, and abstinence (yeesh, getting personal here arent you, LOL, JK) I have a bunch of salmon in the freezer for no meat fridays :)

How about yourself?

[tioga]

I am doing fine.....but have an unexpected trip to San Jose tomorrow....for two weeks. The ladies on my weekend retreat gave me their dispensation to suspend Lenton sacrifices for those two weeks.....LOL.

[Miss Marple]

I gave up all alcohol, am praying the Rosary every evening, no meat on Fridays, and am making an effort to donate extra to St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Relief, and out church's operating fund.

The alcohol give up was really hard, although not so much now. Personally, I think I have been blessed by making the sacrifice.

I am also beginning to look forward to the Rosary, rather than seeing it as my duty.

Oh, and I am reading Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict for my evening reading.

Thanks for asking. I have always tried to observe Lent, even when I was a Methodist. Many years ago I gave up soap operas for Lent, which sounds funny, but I was addicted to them when my children were young, and it was also one of those instances when the sacrifice gave me something good in return...more time for getting things done and a quiet time for prayer before children came home from school.

[mware]

Mndays - help clean the parish church (not just during Lent.)

Tuesday - Novena and Scripture Study (not just during Lent)

Friday - Mass followed by Stations of the Cross

A special presentation later this week on the Passion of the Christ by a local Youth Group.

We also had a special Missions all last week.