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3 ημέρες πριν · A. Apart from the prescribed days of fast and abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and the days of abstinence every Friday of Lent, Catholics have traditionally chosen additional penitential practices for the whole Time of Lent.
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? Are you generous with your time? Do you serve others? Do you help the sick and the poor?
The three traditional pillars of Lenten observance are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The key to renewed appropriation of these practices is to see their link to baptismal renewal. Prayer: More time given to prayer during Lent should draw us closer to the Lord. We might pray especially for the grace to live out our baptismal promises more fully.
This embodies the idea of Lent: prayer—praying for a specific person each day; fasting—fasting from negative thoughts; and almsgiving—sending a note with affirmations is a great gift to give. Suzanne, NY. Reflection questions: How do you live out in your own life the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?
21 Φεβ 2020 · What Do We Do during Lent? Lent is a time when participants can carry out a three-fold mission, with the key pillars being fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Certainly, these components are not new within our Catholic teachings nor are they reserved only for Lent, as we are encouraged to practice them regularly throughout the year.
Why do we practice prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during Lent? 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.
28 Φεβ 2022 · For the baptized, Lent is our annual 40-day retreat when the Church summons us to conform ourselves more closely to Jesus through the ancient penitential practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving or works of mercy. What are other ways the faithful can draw near to God during Lent?
