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I pray for your fortitude in this my friend, awesome commitment.
God Bless.
My wife and I will be giving up all sweets, desserts etc and commiting to praying the Rosary together daily during Lent.
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I pray for your fortitude in this my friend, awesome commitment.
God Bless.
My wife and I will be giving up all sweets, desserts etc and commiting to praying the Rosary together daily during Lent.
Thank you mate. Straight back at you...
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I just ran across this.
The best thing a Catholic can do for Lent is to go to Mass every day...
It is that time of year again; Lent is just round the corner, taking us by surprise, still recovering as many of us are from the Christmas season. Once more, before Ash Wednesday, I need to think of what to give up for Lent, and what to take up for the penitential season. On the giving up front, as last year...
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Is Ash Wednesday a day of fasting or a day of abstinence? I always forget
I'm planning on meditating on Christ's Passion more, going to Confession more often, focusing on repentance and conversion, and renewing my Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
I'm planning on meditating on Christ's Passion more, going to Confession more often, focusing on repentance and conversion, and renewing my Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
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Is Ash Wednesday a day of fasting or a day of abstinence? I always forget
Both!
It's the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!
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Both!
It's the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!
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okay good to know! so it's no meat, and one full meal and 2 small snacks that won't equal a meal if put together?
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Like I said in another thread, there is no guarantee I'd quit some of my vices (Caffeine, tobacco) especially with more and more work piling on and I will be traveling across the country in March (First stop: Denver, Colorado!).
So, I'm doing a reverse: I'll take up something, that being the rosary.
So, I'm doing a reverse: I'll take up something, that being the rosary.
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haha
You've got it.
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Ash Wednesday, fasting, abstaining, and you
According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law for the Latin Church, Latin Church Catholics are bound to observe fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday. Here are some details. I am sure you know them already, but they are good to review.
According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law for the Latin Church, Latin Church Catholics are bound to observe fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday. Here are some details. I am sure you know them already, but they are good to review.
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How to make St. Louis de Montfort's "Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary" for Lent 2012...
The Total Consecration is principally an interior devotion – it does not consist primarily in the recitation of many prayers, but in offering all that we do to Jesus through his Mother. Jesus has given us all things, including himself, through Mary; let us then give to this same Jesus all things, including ourselves, through Mary! However...
The Total Consecration is principally an interior devotion – it does not consist primarily in the recitation of many prayers, but in offering all that we do to Jesus through his Mother. Jesus has given us all things, including himself, through Mary; let us then give to this same Jesus all things, including ourselves, through Mary! However...
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How to make St. Louis de Montfort's "Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary" for Lent 2012...
The Total Consecration is principally an interior devotion it does not consist primarily in the recitation of many prayers, but in offering all that we do to Jesus through his Mother. Jesus has given us all things, including himself, through Mary; let us then give to this same Jesus all things, including ourselves, through Mary! However...
The Total Consecration is principally an interior devotion it does not consist primarily in the recitation of many prayers, but in offering all that we do to Jesus through his Mother. Jesus has given us all things, including himself, through Mary; let us then give to this same Jesus all things, including ourselves, through Mary! However...
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We've started! My boys and I went to Mass this morning
Our entire parish school was there (which I love!), and there were lots of parishioners too - the Church was packed! The school kids were singing along and saying the prayers, and there were quite a few little 3 year olds there from my son's preschool too. My 2yo kept saying 'You got dirt on your head mummy, I rub it off' and my 3yo rubbed his ashes off straight away and was very anxious to make sure his head was clean.
Apparently DH forgot it was Ash Wednesday today.
Our entire parish school was there (which I love!), and there were lots of parishioners too - the Church was packed! The school kids were singing along and saying the prayers, and there were quite a few little 3 year olds there from my son's preschool too. My 2yo kept saying 'You got dirt on your head mummy, I rub it off' and my 3yo rubbed his ashes off straight away and was very anxious to make sure his head was clean.
Apparently DH forgot it was Ash Wednesday today.
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Oooh! Nice thread. I think this time, I must sleep early and that I must be in-line with the good sleep time. Then I must wake up early for the good of all.
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I've decided to try to pray the Rosary daily and limit my caffiene (coffee) intake-- more for the sake of my health than "giving up something". Today when my school celebrated Mass, the wine/Blood of Christ gave me a spilting headache after having just a dull headache throughout the day. Now I'm off to a faculty meeting and I don't feel too great.
I help the principal out with a small ministry called the sacristans and we set up the cups and plates, hosts and wine to be ready for Mass. Afterwards if there's any extra consecrated bread, we pass it out to the children (who can receive the Eucharist) and we ask them to pray and think about the Saints and God while doing so. (Since its bread, once its thawed we can't really keep it around) It is so precious to watch the children during this time-- the serious and thoughtful looks on their faces Through this ministry I've learned so much about how to set up, what the different pieces are, and how to clean up.
DH promised he'd get to church today so I'm hoping he does.
I help the principal out with a small ministry called the sacristans and we set up the cups and plates, hosts and wine to be ready for Mass. Afterwards if there's any extra consecrated bread, we pass it out to the children (who can receive the Eucharist) and we ask them to pray and think about the Saints and God while doing so. (Since its bread, once its thawed we can't really keep it around) It is so precious to watch the children during this time-- the serious and thoughtful looks on their faces
Through this ministry I've learned so much about how to set up, what the different pieces are, and how to clean up.DH promised he'd get to church today so I'm hoping he does.
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Cleaning Out the Junk
Editor’s Note: Paula Huston is one of the best contemporary writers on spirituality. Her new book, Simplifying the Soul (Ave Maria Press) provides a daily meditation and small but significant ascetic practice for each day of Lent. We think it will become a classic and be used for years to come. If you are looking for a guide through Lent, this is it. CE will be running an excerpt from the book each week during Lent.
http://catholicexchange.com/cleaning-out-the-junk/
Editor’s Note: Paula Huston is one of the best contemporary writers on spirituality. Her new book, Simplifying the Soul (Ave Maria Press) provides a daily meditation and small but significant ascetic practice for each day of Lent. We think it will become a classic and be used for years to come. If you are looking for a guide through Lent, this is it. CE will be running an excerpt from the book each week during Lent.
http://catholicexchange.com/cleaning-out-the-junk/
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