Lent
 

If anyone isn't this religion please no need for rudeness

I'm trying to give up pizza this year for luck I watched the "I CRAVE PIZZA NO MORE " episode :)

Also in 1st grade I gave up my ninja turtles toys for lent to play w/ man that was so toughhhhhh


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We had pancakes for dinner last night to celebrate :D

I'm fasting for Lent. I'll be abstaining from any meal of substance until after 3pm each day and meals will exclude meat, dairy, eggs, and sugar. I am allowed to have one or two snack type meals before 3, but it has to be small and can't exceed the substance of my main meal. Usually I snack on dry cereal (Cheerios) if I need to eat something...no more than 1/2 a cup in total.

The money that is saved by following this fast will be given to charity.

I don't practice Lent anymore, but I remember once giving up The Simpsons and another year giving up wrestling. It was hard, but I stuck to it.

I'm protestant! No lent for me!

No Lent (Lenting?) here.

First time I've read the English name for it actually.

I'm going to give up ice cream. Totally forgot it was Lent. Bad Catholic. :cry:

question to you Catholics. What is the point of giving up stuff and eating fish? Why is it only on friday you can't eat meat?

I'm with you there...I forgot about Lent until I saw this thread :(

It's been a while since I've really committed to giving up something for Lent, so I'm going to give up chocolate and observe the no meat on Fridays (something I don't normally do).

Isn't the 40 day Lent fast supposed to symbolize the 40 days Jesus himself fasted after his Baptism? Sorry... Baptist. What say you Catholics?

I'll give up my virginity. But I want it back, okay?

I wouldn't give up pizza if God himself and the mighty Bill Murray both paid me to do so. No way could I go without it.

Endless supply in my pockets. So weird...

I remember the year I gave up breathing for lent. That didn't work too well. :ohwell:

I'm a former Catholic, and it's supposed to symbolize a sacrifice from what I remember. Since Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross, the giving up of meat and another thing is supposed to sort of be like that. The point is that if Jesus can sacrifice himself on the cross, we can sacrifice something as well. However, I really don't see it as similar to that at all. To me, if you really want to symbolize something like that, I would think it would be akin to jumping in front of someone to save their life or like what soldiers do when they fight. That's the way I look at it anyway.

Good luck to those who are practicing. I'm glad I don't do it anymore though. I just figure there's no point to it anymore since I'm not a believer.

I'm not Catholic, but my church does recognize Lent. (I'm a Methodist). People in my church do normally give up something but don't observe the dietary restrictions. Usually I fast for purification and charity.

It makes me think about people who live like this every day (I used to be that poor) and realize how fortunate I am now.

Really? I thought Lent was just a Catholic thing. My BF's family is also Methodist, but I don't think they observe Lent as far as I know. I guess it just depends on the church or something.

I am a practicing Catholic, and this is what I think the reason is, though I am sure if you ask another Catholic, you might get another answer. You give up something as a way of thanking Jesus for giving up his life on the cross for us. Does giving up chocolate or video games compare to Jesus' sacrafice? Hell no! But it is the thought that counts, our own way of saying thank you.

I am going to not procrastinate. May sound easy to some people, but trust me, this is a big challenge for me.

Ask Alf. He's a cataholic.

Maybe...but the United Methodist Church makes it a point to teach the liturgal (sp?) Seasons. I had to recite them in my confirmation class as a 12 year old...in order. We change the colors in the church acording to the season so it was easy to know what season it is.

We had an ash Wednesday service tonight.....Maunday Thursday and Good Friday are other big ones in this season.

Well, maybe it depends on the people then and whether they choose to observe Lent in that way. I just know my BF's family doesn't do that at all.