Start of Lent: What Are You Giving Up?
With many people in Florissant beginning Lent, we're curious to know what you're giving up for 40 days.
Many people give up some sort of food during the time of Lent.
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From candy to soda to even social media, Feb. 22 marks Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season.
Christians in Florissant and across the world will start today with a fast and give up food or a vice for 40 days leading up to Holy Thursday. Many people also give up meat each Friday during Lent.
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According to Catholic.org, Lent is meant to serve as a time of abstinence, fasting and end up a bit closer to God.
So we’re curious, what are giving up for 40 days?
What are you giving up for Lent?
Tell us in the comments.
Maria Jansen
7:45 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Not sure the point of lent is to give up vice, but more to give up something that is a good to practice detachment from earthly goods and focus more on our eternal destination. That said, it is always good to work on overcoming vice!
This Lent, our family made a salt-dough crown of thorns with toothpicks stuck in all over. Every night at dinner, we each pull out a "thorn" if we have done something to console Jesus that day. The kids love it.