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3 ημέρες πριν · On the Fridays of Lent, we remember the sacrifice of Christ on Good Friday and unite ourselves with that sacrifice through abstinence and prayer. Q. I understand that Catholics ages 18 to 59 should fast on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, but what exactly are the rules for these fasts?
Each year the Church observes Lent where we, like Israel and our Lord, are tested. We participate in abstinence, times of fasting, confession and acts of mercy to strengthen our faith and devotional disciplines.
5 ημέρες πριν · 3 Questions for Examining Your Heart as You Progress Through the Penitential Season of Lent. 1. Has your fasting and penance brought you joy? Are the rigors of your Lenten prayer and practices becoming a source of a deeper excitement for and engagement in life? This should be the case! 2. Has examining you heart led to greater stillness and ...
Lent is a season of repentance and renewal. We turn away from our sinfulness and recommit ourselves to following Jesus. Ignatian contemplation and reflective prayer encourage us in the season of Lent. Below we highlight Ignatian resources for Lent.
Lent is a Catholic colonoscopy. We need to go deep into ourselves and look at ourselves very closely. Here is a list of questions that will help you. Do you have a serious spiritual life? Do you attend Mass every Sunday unless you are very sick? Do you do unnecessary work on Sunday? Do you practice the virtue of charity? Are you patient and kind?
Joe Paprocki: We call these three practices: prayer, fasting, and giving alms the Lenten disciplines. You’ll notice that the word disciple and discipline share the same root from the Latin word “discere” which means to learn. It takes discipline to learn to be a disciple of Christ.
21 Φεβ 2020 · What Is Lent? With ashes administered, we now begin Lent, a period of forty-six days (forty when Sundays are excluded) that commemorates the time Jesus spent in the desert prior to beginning his public ministry as Messiah.
