Any practicing or lapse catholics giving up anything for lent this year? I’m giving up soda, and hopefully I’ll just stay off it for good.
Lapsed catholic. I’ll tell you what I’m not giving up … meat on Fridays. Mmmm. good.
[quote]Loose Tool wrote:
Lapsed catholic. I’ll tell you what I’m not giving up … meat on Fridays. Mmmm. good.[/quote]
Oh I’m not doing that either, or do anything else drastic like give up beer. I’ve never done this lent thing, and figured I’d give it a shot with something that’s crap to begin with.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
Loose Tool wrote:
Lapsed catholic. I’ll tell you what I’m not giving up … meat on Fridays. Mmmm. good.
Oh I’m not doing that either, or do anything else drastic like give up beer. I’ve never done this lent thing, and figured I’d give it a shot with something that’s crap to begin with.
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I hear you man. For the record, some folks think we’re going to hell:
The CODE of CANON LAW - Original Latin Text copyright 1983 Liberia Editrice
Vaticana, Vatican City ? Book IV The Sanctifying Office of the Church
Chapter II
DAYS OF PENANCE
Can. 1249 All Christ’s faithful are obliged by divine law, each in his or her own way, to do penance. However, so that all may be joined together in a certain common practice of penance, days of penance are prescribed.
On these days the faithful are in a special manner to devote themselves to prayer, to engage in works of piety and charity, and to deny themselves, by fulfilling their obligations more faithfully and especially by observing the fast and abstinence which the following canons prescribe.
Can. 1250 The days and times of penance for the universal Church are each Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent.
Can. 1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
Any practicing or lapse catholics giving up anything for lent this year? I’m giving up soda, and hopefully I’ll just stay off it for good.[/quote]
Funny - I gave up sodas for Lent about five years ago. After that, I never got the taste back for them. Absolutely can’t stand 'em. Maybe it’ll work for you, too.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
Any practicing or lapse catholics giving up anything for lent this year? I’m giving up soda, and hopefully I’ll just stay off it for good.[/quote]
I’m doing the soda thing also. I drink way too much Diet Pepsi at work. I’ve given it up the last several years, but started drinking it again on Easter. Hopefully this time it will be for good.
I didn’t realize Lent was just for Catholics.
At my catholic high school, they kind of suggested that we do something different. They said we should try adding something positive to our lives instead of trying to drop something like drinking soda or eating candy, because forming a positve new habit would greater benefit our lives. Im gonna try to start going back to mass more often.
–JB
[quote]WS4JB wrote:
At my catholic high school, they kind of suggested that we do something different. They said we should try adding something positive to our lives instead of trying to drop something like drinking soda or eating candy, because forming a positve new habit would greater benefit our lives. Im gonna try to start going back to mass more often.
–JB[/quote]
That “not giving something up” idea seems contrary to the idea of penance, denial and abstinence. I didn’t realize that individual schools had the latitude to ignore canonical law. We’re all going to hell in a hand basket now.
[quote]Avoids Roids wrote:
I didn’t realize Lent was just for Catholics. [/quote]
I didn’t realize anyone else did it.
One Lent, I decided to give up Christianity. That’s one that I have
been very consistent with.
A man walks into a bar in Dublin and asks for 3 pints of Guinness. As he is on his own the barman gives him a funny look but pours them anyway.
The fella sits down and takes a sip first from one pint, then the second and finally a sip from the third. He repeats this until all the drinks are empty.
He returns to the bar and asks for another 3 pints of Guinness. By now the barman is pretty confused and asks the guy why he’s drinking like this, the dark stuff would taste better if each pint we’re freshly poured.
Well the thing is, says the drinker, I have 2 brothers. One has emigrated to America and the other has gone to Australia. But before we went our separate ways we agreed to always drink like this to remember the great times we had together.
Anyway, this fella becomes a regular at the pub and carries on drinking like this every time he visits. Then one day about 6 months after his first visit he comes in, walks up to the bar and asks for 2 pints of Guinness. The bar goes deathly silent and everyone turns to look at him, taking off their caps as they do.
The barman pours the two drinks but refuses to take any cash for them saying, on behalf of the whole pub Id like to offer you our deepest condolences on the loss of one of your brothers.
To which the drinker replies, oh no, no, don?t worry about that… its Lent ya see an I?ve given up the beer!
Ive tried to give up the ale a couple of times but I never last very long (usualy til the weekend!). The big problem is St Pat’s day falls in Lent making it pretty much impossible to give up the drink for the whole period anyway!
Dont know what Il do this year, personally I find that a few extra masses are the best way to prepare for Easter.
[quote]Ashes wrote:
Ive tried to give up the ale a couple of times but I never last very long (usualy til the weekend!). The big problem is St Pat’s day falls in Lent making it pretty much impossible to give up the drink for the whole period anyway!
Dont know what Il do this year, personally I find that a few extra masses are the best way to prepare for Easter. [/quote]
Give up sobriety then.
[quote]Ashes wrote:
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To which the drinker replies, oh no, no, don?t worry about that… its Lent ya see an I?ve given up the beer!
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LOL
I’m giving up my New Years resolutions.
[quote]Ashes wrote:
Ive tried to give up the ale a couple of times but I never last very long (usualy til the weekend!). The big problem is St Pat’s day falls in Lent making it pretty much impossible to give up the drink for the whole period anyway!
Dont know what Il do this year, personally I find that a few extra masses are the best way to prepare for Easter. [/quote]
In the Irish brand of Catholism you’re allowed break lent on Patrick’s Day 
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
Ashes wrote:
Ive tried to give up the ale a couple of times but I never last very long (usualy til the weekend!). The big problem is St Pat’s day falls in Lent making it pretty much impossible to give up the drink for the whole period anyway!
Dont know what Il do this year, personally I find that a few extra masses are the best way to prepare for Easter.
Give up sobriety then.
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a noble endeavor indeed.
I was born and raised Catholic but gave up on it around the beginning of high school, chose not to be confirmed. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and considering going back to mass, maybe lent would be a good time to start. Haven’t really thought about what to give up, beer seems the obvious choice, although I went the month of January without as part of a new years resolution. Plus, as already mentioned, St. Patrick’s day…
[quote]daveirl wrote:
In the Irish brand of Catholism you’re allowed break lent on Patrick’s Day :)[/quote]
It is a religious holiday named for a Saint after all.
[quote]Loose Tool wrote:
WS4JB wrote:
At my catholic high school, they kind of suggested that we do something different. They said we should try adding something positive to our lives instead of trying to drop something like drinking soda or eating candy, because forming a positve new habit would greater benefit our lives. Im gonna try to start going back to mass more often.
–JB
That “not giving something up” idea seems contrary to the idea of penance, denial and abstinence. I didn’t realize that individual schools had the latitude to ignore canonical law. We’re all going to hell in a hand basket now.
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It is comforting to know that your not blaming protestants for causing the world to go to hell in a handbasket.
EVERYONE at my college is catholic, even though its not a catholic school. We have a catholic campus center, and a christian campus center. Every sunday, the schools website announces that there will be mass at 7p.m. at the catholic center. They have signs up advertising mass everywhere on campus. The catholic center is made of very nice brick-work, and is a pretty building.
The Christian center is made out of rotting wood, and the paint is peeling off. They barbecued hot dogs once.
Sorry, I just thought maybe someone could find some humor in that.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Avoids Roids wrote:
I didn’t realize Lent was just for Catholics.
I didn’t realize anyone else did it. [/quote]
Lent is observed by all Western Christian religions and most Eastern as well. However, in most religions it is voluntary and Sundays are exempt from any abstinence as are people over 59 years of age.
It is the concept of ‘fasting’ that gives bodybuilders the biggest problem. Originally you were allowed one meal per day but, if required to maintain health, Churches grudgingly allowed you to have two additional meals but they could not equal in total the amount of food consumed during the main meal. Not a healthy way to live.