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My church gives ashes on Ash Wednesday. Do Lutherans give up anything for Lent like a Catholics do?
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Some do, it is not as wide spread a practice as it is with Catholics, but I would say it is very common. I always do, but I also come by way of the Catholic Church. Most churches do some sort of Lenten services weekly, but not all do this any longer. There are rare Lutheran churches that do Stations of the Cross and fish fry like the RCC.
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If it has as special significance and is spiritually beneficial for you to fast then - yes it is recommended. But there are not any church mandated restrictions that I am aware of.
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We can eat meat on Fridays.
I usually try to give something up, I am this year. It's always nice when you remember during this season that when you crave something, instead of giving into the craving (flesh), we fix our eyes on Christ and ask Him to fill that for us.
I usually try to give something up, I am this year. It's always nice when you remember during this season that when you crave something, instead of giving into the craving (flesh), we fix our eyes on Christ and ask Him to fill that for us.
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This year instead of giving something up I am going to wake up 10 minutes earlier and study scripture.
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Like the imposition of ashes, the feeling of hunger is to remind us of our mortality, this is why we fast.
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