tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135816934281639491.post1166443599336814501..comments2023-06-07T01:45:47.591-07:00Comments on Finding My Calcutta: Ready. Set. LENT!RMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372999417267102123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135816934281639491.post-8086693689051312642014-03-02T17:35:11.848-08:002014-03-02T17:35:11.848-08:00Being still a newish Catholic I haven't absorb...Being still a newish Catholic I haven't absorbed fully the concept of the 3 aspects to consider in Lent. The things that most people "give up" (fast from) are not a part of my life anyway, so no obvious fasting opportunities present themselves. The past 2 years my spiritual director has directed me toward the "prayer" part - learning more about prayer and taking on new prayers (I love this; it's so enriching). Giving - hmmm. We've always been generous givers and would never pass up an opportunity, but I don't see where I can augment what's already in my life. We plan to add Father Barron's daily Lent reflections to the daily missal reading that we already do, and I may also go through the book "In Him Alone is Our Hope", which is the Ignatian exercises as presented by Pope Francis to fellow bishops at a retreat.Anna Yagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874805186467347954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135816934281639491.post-6746721920602853602014-03-02T06:05:18.040-08:002014-03-02T06:05:18.040-08:00I need to give away clothes, too - was thinking of...I need to give away clothes, too - was thinking of being consistent in my purging during Lent and actually finishing the going through of it all. My husband and I do it similarly - we share the same Fasts (well, our household does), and then additional ones we don't share until after we've decided. A blessed Lent to you and yours!Sarah Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392747766232779824noreply@blogger.com