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@Catholics of the Motte, what do you do during Lent? I having been going to Church properly this year and have been informed that we are supposed to fast today (Ash Wednesday). I have also been told that pre-1917 the structure of fasting looked very different, being required on every Lenten weekday and broadly forbidding meals before sunset. I am in a reasonably privileged position and I don't want to be too easy on myself, equally I don't want to make a fuss and cause trouble for those around me.
I would be interested to hear about real people's practices, and any advice that people have?
I'm a relatively new Orthodox convert, so I'm stepping into the fast. This year I'm cutting out meat and alcohol, while also trying to limit portions. Generally going to try and get to sleep on time as well.
I also like to add something during fasts, so I'm considering working in a 10 min meditation before evening prayers.
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I’m not catholic and I’ve spent most of my adult life as an atheist but I’ve been going to Catholic Church semi frequently for the last year. I went to early mass today.
I’m doing one meal a day mon - Friday. I’ve dabbled in intermittent fasting before but I’m using this as a good excuse to commit myself. I’ll just be eating dinner so as to maximize family time.
This seems to be a good moderate position for me; I’m overweight but also have a lot of muscle mass that I don’t want to lose. It’s difficult but not overly burdensome; it shouldn’t affect my ability to work at top level or disrupt the most important relationships in my life.
Plus I can do it without calling too much attention to myself which I feel is important. There’s a whole bible verse about it but I fail to recall chapter and verse.
Food is extremely important to me, much more so than the average person as it’s a huge part of my personal and professional identity. Seems a logical choice.
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I'm not Catholic and not even a believer, but I avoid online entertainment (including this place) during all four main
OrthoxerOrthodox fasts.The traditional Orthodox practice for Lent is cold vegan dinner (no oil) on Mo/We/Fr, hot vegan dinner (no oil) on Tu/Th, hot vegan lunch and dinner (oil and wine ok) on Sa/Su. The first and the last weeks are a bit different, but you get the idea.
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