Lent: What are you doing?

Michie said:

Be careful! I have done that as well. Do not get sick over it.

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Orthodox do this.

I still want you to be careful! *shakes pointed finger*

Michie said:

I still want you to be careful! *shakes pointed finger*

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YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!

Yes I can!!! I will call your wife when Aunt Flo is in town if you don't!

Mikhael Disciple of Christ said:

YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!

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Michie said:

Yes I can!!! I will call your wife when Aunt Flo is in town if you don't!

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But she'll eat my cookies!! Please don't... God no, those are my cookies

Mikhael Disciple of Christ said:

But she'll eat my cookies!! Please don't... God no, those are my cookies

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Rotflol!

Forgoing: Beer, Eating out, Fast Food, and Facebook. Exceptions: Birthdays and Sundays.

Two hours to a day of fasting. sigh.

If I put a chicken breast in a blender and hit puree, does that count

no coffee or soda
taking the money I would spend at starbucks and saving it up to give to charity
praying the novena prayer to St. Philomena every day

I can't think of anything in particular to give up, so I'll try the thing of doing more "good stuff," trying to be more Christ-like, etc

PS does anyone think the way "fast" is defined is pretty lenient? 2 small meals and 1 regular one...heck that's about what I do anyway...

I thought was one regular meal with no meat except fish. And two smaller meals or snacks but just enough to
maintain strength. The two meals cannot equal the amount of the regular meal???

bill5 said:

I can't think of anything in particular to give up, so I'll try the thing of doing more "good stuff," trying to be more Christ-like, etc

PS does anyone think the way "fast" is defined is pretty lenient? 2 small meals and 1 regular one...heck that's about what I do anyway...

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bill5 said:

I can't think of anything in particular to give up, so I'll try the thing of doing more "good stuff," trying to be more Christ-like, etc

PS does anyone think the way "fast" is defined is pretty lenient? 2 small meals and 1 regular one...heck that's about what I do anyway...

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that is the minimum
so if that seems really lenient, then do more

Mikhael Disciple of Christ said:

Water only.

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God bless you in your fasting. I would try but I need energy with the childrens and the dog and the whatnot. I don't know what I will do for Lent yet; I've though about giving up cold beverages other than water (I'm too caffeine-dependent right now to go water-only.) That would do nicely for stripping away a worldly aspect of my person. I will have to think quickly now about what I would like to do for prayer.

fasting breakfast, soup for dinner, giving to a new-to-me charity for the homeless, special devotions,
an extra offering for a Veteran's charity, daily rosary, and reading the letters of the Little Flower at night.

Do more RAOK's. i start out with great intentions to visit a friend in the hospital and bake a casserole for a friend recovering from knee surgery and then the day runs away from me. I will better my follow through this Lent.

The wife and I went to mass this morning and had our ashes imposed.

Tomorrow we'll be back for the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes though it looks like it isn't celebrated during Lent.

Well I had chicken parmesan for lunch and may not make Mass. Going down in flames - maybe literally

I made a small black bean burrito.

bill5 said:

Well I had chicken parmesan for lunch and may not make Mass. Going down in flames - maybe literally

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