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>>603758

I don't understand what you mean. There are fasting rules already. No meat, dairy, fish, olive oil, or wine. You can have the last two on Saturdays and Sundays.

>>603796

Indeed, that's the state of the RCC nowadays (and I'm Catholic…)

>inb4 Father Martin

>inb4 Jesuits

A spice, a foodstuff, and a candy.

I was considering just not eating (aside from vitamins and a tablespoon or two of salt for electrolytes) and just drinking water for Monday - Friday and breaking the fast on the weekends. I’ve already done intermittent fasting where I would only fast on weekends and eat normally on weekdays and I feel like this is the perfect opportunity to do it in reverse.

As a 250lb man, I think it'd be good if I gave up all non-water drinks. I'll make the exception of tea and milk though since I'm not really a big fan of those anyway and unfortunately, when I want a drink, water is almost always served cold.

No internet (other than for study purposes), no music, no movies and animated features; more prayer, reading more good religious books, start to study more…

>>603874

Maybe I should call my family more often too and reveal them my issues and ask their help (something I never believed I deserved or wanted)

I plan on giving up my cussing/swearing/vulgarity. As well as giving up on sleeping in after my alarm goes off, and instead using the time I'd normally spend screwing around going for an early run and some prayer time.

Also want to dedicate more time to trying to help others come to Christ through one mean or another.

>>603860

>My Jewish friend decides what i give up for lent

Of course a Jew tells a Jesuit what to do

>>603758

I am giving up almost all dietary fat. So I'll only be consuming orange juice, skimmed milk, oysters, occasional liver and shrimp.

I'm giving up coffee and non work-related internet. I've thought about giving up sex, but not only would that be hard, but I never discussed this with my wife.

>>603860

Holy cow. He's even more of a faggot in video than in writing. Never saw this heretic speak before. We need an inquisition now.

My laziness. I've been using inactivity as a source of security.

Meat and dairy for general dieting, but also ice tea and sports drinks. Just can't stop drinking it. Also, take-out food.

>stop eating meat

4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

>>603758

Porn, hopefully.

Also, I will try to cut down on internet, read more to build up my faith and I will start to pray Liturgy of Hours

>>604026

>Prophet Daniel was gnostic

>>604026

Despite that I despise modern day """lent""" that is basically a diet and nothing more, it speaks about gn*stics and their trash about flesh being a corrupted work of a demiurge (which is retarded as according to gn*stics, everything material was made by demiurge, so why did they eat plants is a mystery for me.)

All processed sugars, probably red meat, I will be drinking wine only on Saturday and Sunday, and eating only when I'm actually hungry. Less internet, more scripture. Hoping to read Thomas Aquinas as well. Might be hard fasting on Saturdays as well, if I can push myself. I'm aiming to replace Saturdays meal times with reading scripture and praying.

>>604030

Knowing them, probably some reincarnation bullshit

it is great lent soon so that will be fun

also probably cigs and caffeine

Video games, the internet. That alone will free up 100% of my free time for other pursuits.

>>604021

How does one use inactivity to create security?

>>603758

I will be solidifying my nofap and hopefully giving up on several vulgarities that have worked their way into my vocabulary, cutting down on chan usage as well

>>604325

Hoping to cease profanity as well.

>>603758

I'm giving up internet.

What are the actual requirements of Lent before the local bishops make everything 100x easier?

>>604370

NO meat on Fridays (try and remember). NO meat on Ash Wednesday/Good Friday. You can give up something as an extra spiritual sacrifice, I'm giving up vidya/internet. This is the hard part, not abstaining from meat.

I suppose if you really wanted to, you could give up meat everyday except Sunday. Also, I'm pretty sure on Sunday you can do whatever you gave up, because there are 44 days from Ash Wednesday to the end of Lent, and 4 of those are Sundays, which is why the sacrifices don't "count" on those days. If you fast, I am pretty sure you're SUPPOSED to eat meat on Sunday because it is a day of celebration, as it is an Easter all its own.

>>604392

That can't be it, aren't we not supposed to eat meat on Fridays anyway (or "other suitable penance")

>>604224

Because most bad habits people have are things that they do because they know what results they're getting. For example when people masturbate instead of taking a risk and trying to find a wife, it makes them temporarily get feelings of security/fulfillment. I do the same with inactivty/passivity when I know that there are certain obligations that I have to fulfill.

>>604006

> Holy cow. He's even more of a faggot in video than in writing

Lol, you are so right. this guy is a total goober. Not getting a bid for sure!!!

>>603796

this guy is right, OP, you should give up meat, dairy, plus some other extra thing, maybe gossip, or internet addiction, or something

i'm trying personally to fast and pray , take cold showers and go to sleep early every night. pray for me cuz i dont know if i can do it

>>604450

http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/questions-and-answers-about-lent.cfm

So, on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday you fast, meaning you can only have water and 1 meatless meal throughout the whole day. Every other Friday in Lent you abstain from eating meat. On these days you should have small meals too, obviously without meat. But fasting is a more "extreme" kind of abstaining, as far as I understand it.

No, you can eat meat on Friday any other non-Lenten Friday. We used to not eat red meat on Fridays but I guess it fell out of favor. Feel free to practice that. But yes, that really is all it is, which is why personal penances are encouraged (and much more difficult).

>>604450

Well, that is the minimum. If you want a monk-tier, classic trad Cat fast, don't eat ANYTHING on Fridays +Ash Wednesday, and drink very little (if anything).

>>604467

That is great but maybe try and give up something else as well? I thought we had to give up non-sins, things that are good otherwise.

Same as most above, cutting down time spent on the computer and more bible study

>>604023

That sounds tough

All meat and animal products but whey (to keep a healthy weight). Is this too lenient?

>>603758

>no caffeine

>no lunch

>no fap

Can't give up meat for dietary reasons.

I'm doing my own special thing for lent. instead of simply going without certain things, I am specifically putting priority on my physical, mental, and spiritual fortitude

>Hit the gym at least once every school day

>My homework is absolutely heavy this semester. Complete at least 2 homework assignments per day, and if possible complete assignments the very day they are assigned.

>Spiritual life. It's simply been lacking. Getting back on track in my scripture reading and my prayer life.

For a loser student like me that may seem like a daunting task. But being a servant of Christ is not easy.

Meat, dairy and alcohol

tfw always get weird looks whenever someone finds out I fast during Lent every year

>>604571

He's probably from Poland, we're still obligated to abstain from meat every Friday

>>603758

Sorry but it's my first year and I'm taking baby steps.

>No alcohol

>No fap

>No sweets (food and drink)

>No shitposting

>Only one real meal a day

>>603796

>Jesus goes 40 days without food

>I get to eat as much rice, bread, crisps and sweets as I want

Did these used to be more strict, such as no eating at all for days at a time?

Fast food / takeaways, cursing, media with cursing in it, meat.

>>605082

lol i was thinking of doing this as well…i wonder if it defeats the purpose

>>603758

I'm already poor as it is, so I have nothing to give up. I'm already scraping the barrel.

No sugary foods

No drinks except water, milk and unsweetened tea.

No snacks(chips, nuts, etc.)

No fast food

>>605242

>>No fap

You shouldn't be doing that anyway.

I'm giving up not drinking alcohol.

>>605260

Orthodox monks don't eat at all for the whole first week

Remember brothers, that Lent isn't strictly about what you give up, its also about what you take up.

I personally will be praying the rosary everyday, and more closely following canon law 919 (the old version, fast from the midnight before receiving holy communion.)

Along with no fap, no booze, and less screen time (phones/tv/pc); and of course all prescribed penance and fasting that is normal for Catholics in the Lenten season.

>>605346

I promise to give up voodoo.

>>605176

I'll give up Arma 3, CSGO skins, and gum.

I'm gonna give up eating babies and having sex with goats.

>What are you giving up for Lent this year?

Lent :^)

>>603758

No meat, fish, dairy; olive oil only on weekends (don't recreationally drink wine so it's an irrelevant concern). Since the first three things seem to broadly involve dead animals as a general rule, I'm also (trying to) include eggs in that list as well on a personal note but I have no idea how spiritually efficacious that would be.

I have to say going fairly strict on this is quite difficult, even with pre-made vegetarian solutions its hard to find anything that doesn't have at least one of these things, let alone anything edible. Also I'm concerned I'm making some mis-steps on the eggs part since I sort of chose that at the last moment and I've come to realize that you could find that in bread and other things where its hidden. If nothing else just going this hard on the first day food wise has revealed how hard it is to avoid with little to no animal enhancement.

I'm going to have to hit nuts and beans hard to keep the protein levels up. Next few days should be very interesting.

>no fap

how many 14 year olds post here? get a hold of yourself.

>>603758

OK, I vastly underjudged the length of lent.

I decided to give up sugary food, shitposting on GNU Social, and YT videos with excessive profanity.

The problem is that I shitpost a lot and the majority of YT channels I watch have excessive profanity.

Welp

>>605594

>sugar

>GNU

J U S T

I got drunk and high last night and indulged in what I was going to give up for lent. I feel like an insincere larper. I lack faith entirely.Thoughts of god and christ's passion didn't even come to mind when I sinned. Maybe jumping straight back into the church after such a long absence and half hearted receiving of the sacrements as a child. Embarrassed myself at mass when I tried to bend over and drink wine instead of just holding the cup as it was passed to me.

>>605604

glad you are back brother. Don't be so hard on yourself. Go to confession and pray.

>>605242

Sundays don't count, right? Just to be sure. I don't all that other stuff but I really want a cold beer.

>>603860

thought this was the cringe thread, i lost

>>605592

>DUDE WHY CAN'T YOU ALL BE PERFECT LIKE ME

lol

>>603758

>Lent

I usually give up something easy like junk food, but this year I gave up masturbation. I've gone months without it when I was younger, but now that I'm older and after many years, it really is starting to hurt. I'm going to the gym tomorrow, so hopefully that eases some of the pain in my balls. This is easily going to by my hardest year, but I'm curious if I'll get to a point where it doesn't bother me anymore and how long that'll take to reach.

I'll be happy if I can make it to Easter at my current rate. I threw in no sex too, so I can't just go find an easy lay or pay for one if it gets bad enough either.

>>605592

They're trying not to. That's the whole point of NoFap.

>>607705

>I threw in no sex too, so I can't just go find an easy lay or pay for one if it gets bad enough either.

>no sex too

What manner of insane thinking is that? Sounds like you assume that casually fucking around would somehow be more acceptable than masturbation.

>>605592

>>606697

>>607727

Giving up a mortal sin for lent is like saying I'm going to give up adultery for my anniversary.

You're supposed to give something up that you would be better off without, not give up something that is literally destroying your soul.

>>608012

Well if you were an adulterer, your anniversary would surely be an opportune time to give it up, no? I mean damaging your body with junk food is a sin, sexually abusing your body is a more grievous sin, surely it's better to give up something which is more harmful than less?

>>608012

Once on Mount Athos there was a monk who lived in Karyes. He drank and got drunk every day and was the cause of scandal to the pilgrims. Eventually he died and this relieved some of the faithful who went on to tell Elder Paisios that they were delighted that this huge problem was finally solved.

Father Paisios answered them that he knew about the death of the monk, after seeing the entire battalion of angels who came to collect his soul. The pilgrims were amazed and some protested and tried to explain to the Elder of whom they were talking about, thinking that the Elder did not understand.

Elder Paisios explained to them: "This particular monk was born in Asia Minor, shortly before the destruction by the Turks when they gathered all the boys. So as not to take him from their parents, they would take him with them to the reaping, and so he wouldn't cry, they just put raki* into his milk in order for him to sleep. Therefore he grew up as an alcoholic. There he found an elder and said to him that he was an alcoholic. The elder told him to do prostrations and prayers every night and beg the Panagia to help him to reduce by one the glasses he drank.

After a year he managed with struggle and repentance to make the 20 glasses he drank into 19 glasses. The struggle continued over the years and he reached 2-3 glasses, with which he would still get drunk."

The world for years saw an alcoholic monk who scandalized the pilgrims, but God saw a fighter who fought a long struggle to reduce his passion.

Without knowing what each one is trying to do what he wants to do, what right do we have to judge his effort?

That no fap discussion here..I agree. It's something you should be on always. However if you honestly try to quit it the lent is a good opportunity to go full steam against that.

If you do not plan to come back to fapping after lent and it's not your only restriction, I have no problem with guys who list it among things.

If it's the only thing you're doing for lent and you have intention to continue after the lent, then it's not exactly lent.

For me - most things are things I should be doing anyway but I do not always live up to that.

>Bible study every day

>more workouts

>Extra prayer during day

>Attend mass as much as I can..preferably every day if possible

>Less social media, less internet

>Eat only healthy, simple food

>Make time for relatives and friends

>>608075

Agreed. For someone it is a great effort to do the nofap and the lent is a great opportunity to start a long streak. But I do believe one should do something other on top of this so it does not just sound like 'I am giving up a sin for this lent'

Facebook and most other social media.

Potatoes only for 40 days.

I'm doing a harsher fast than currently proscribed but less than traditional.

I'm doing the one real meal and two half a day. On Fridays no meat unless it's fish.

I believe the traditional way is no dairy or meat the whole 40 days except Sundays

>>608388

Same here

No dairy, olive oil, alcohol, red meat, facebook and to an extent– breakfast, as well as chocolate and most candies.

nothing, I don't weep for Tammuz