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Ash Wednesday Reminder. Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 11:24:51 faa77e No.779981

Today is a day of fasting and abstinence. That means no meat. You're allowed to have only one full meal. Two smalls snacks are permitted but be mindful. Have a blessed Lent.

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 14:32:01 c351e0 No.780015

Does lent start today or this Sunday?

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 14:37:10 74628b No.780017

>>780015

>>780016

Monday, if you're Orthodox.

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 14:56:10 25d7c7 No.780022

>>779981

Fasting gives me gastric problems, so I think I should limit my meal to plain oatmeal without milk as an alternative. Is that allowed?

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 16:38:32 78cb43 No.780040

>>780022

The main idea is penitence and avoiding "pleasure" . Eat less than you regularly do, pray more than you regularly do, try leaving behind sinful things and others that you feel attached to and had nothing to do with christianism. Ex: Dont use you smartphone.

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 16:41:33 438a0e No.780041

Yeah, my friends just invited me to the pub and I politely refused. I probably won't see them again in a long time, but it didn't feel right to go carousing on Ash Wednesday.

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 17:00:17 a26395 No.780043

Is black coffee allowed on a fast?

Christanon 03/06/19 (Wed) 17:10:04 984d17 No.780045

>>780043

Pope Clement VIII was asked to condem coffee as Satan's drink, as it came from the Islamic infidels.

Pope Clement VIII gave it his blessing stating: "This Satan's drink is so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it. We shall cheat Satan by baptizing it."

Christanon 03/07/19 (Thu) 04:47:21 86e69f No.780190

>>780043

Yes but not on a eucharist fast (I.e. no coffee before mass)

Christanon 03/07/19 (Thu) 06:06:43 25d7c7 No.780199

>>780040

Thanks. However I can't work and pray without my smartphone.

>>780045

That's just a joke you know.