What Are You Giving Up For Lent??

-SharonA- | 15:35 Wed 10th Feb 2016 | Society & Culture

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It is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. What will you be giving up??

I myself am not a Catholic.

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tinkerbell23

I wasnt made to go!

I went with friends it was a short mass- and we enjoyed it!! I dont feel hard done by at all!! Religion in my childhood was always a positive experience never made to fear god etc...

I dont keep that up NO lol my gran still does- i work shifts and go when I can, I did have my ashes today x

-SharonA-

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Ashes?? Tinkerbell what do you mean??

tinkerbell23

Today is "ash wednesday".... I got my "ashes" today.... X

http://www.catholic.org/clife/lent/ashwed.php

237SJ

Just watching the news in the US and the newsreader has ash on her forehead - I thought it was a melanoma at first. I would give up wine for lent but I'm going on holiday soon so that's not going to happen. I might try to give up reminiscing about the past and lamenting the loss of people who have died.

melv16

I along with a lot of others on here should stop writing s****e :-)

-SharonA-

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Like who Melv?

Thanks for the link Tinkerbell, this is all new to me.

pixie374

Nooooo, melv. CB needs us.... :-)

jourdain2

Well, I don't have ash on my forehead (I could have gone, but had a meal to cook - it doesn't make a lot of difference really.) Some of you seem to have had really bad experiences of church. This runs contrary to my upbringing and experiences. I posted earlier that I gave up worrying about the state of the world for Lent.

The religion (and church)I know today is obviously very different to what appertained in the early 50's. Not saying that my hackles don't go up at what I think is proscriptive (just been asked to sit in on a PCC meeting - as a moderniser- with a view to joining; may join as most minds seem to be set like mine, sort of liberal and inclusive, hmmmm.)

-SharonA-

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Jourdain it does depend on upbringing. I did not have a religious upbringing and so know nothing about church and it's rites.

Mamyalynne

I am RC born and bred, had a wonderful childhood and though we were encouraged at Lent to give something up or do extra good deeds there was little pressure.

-SharonA-

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Magma what I say is, it doesn't matter what religion you are as long as you do good deeds.

tinkerbell23

I agree sharon!!!

And me too mamya..... X