I remember in high school some non-Catholic friends of mine were giving up stuff for lent, which confused me.
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'The Message'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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tommyrot - Mar 05, 2014 6:07:59 am PST #21525 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
brenda m - Mar 05, 2014 6:08:51 am PST #21526 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I will totally do that with you msbelle.
I had no idea it had become a thing for non-Catholics now too.
Lent itself has always been part of the Christian tradition across the gamut. It's the idea of individuals giving up something for the period of time between Lent and Easter that is/was specifically Catholic.
Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2014 6:11:39 am PST #21527 of 30000
brillig
Mormons do very little with Easter, no observances other than, I think, some notice on Easter Sunday itself. Lent would baffle a lot of people in Utah.
sj - Mar 05, 2014 6:48:39 am PST #21528 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I grew up Catholic in a highly Catholic town, where most of the restaurants would have fish specials on Fridays in Lent. So, I really can't weigh in on whether or not the practice of it has become more popular with non-Catholics.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2014 6:52:19 am PST #21529 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
In my small town, which was mostly Italian Catholic, the grocery store closed from 12 - 3 on Good Friday so we could all go to mass!. For some reason, not on Ash Wednesday. When I worked there I was always scheduled 9 - 12, 3 -5 because we had Good Friday off of school, and I basically had to sit around in the break room for three hours since I did not attend church.
le nubian - Mar 05, 2014 6:53:54 am PST #21530 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Thanks for the food processor recs. I have never thought of a stick blender. Hmmm
sj - Mar 05, 2014 6:55:25 am PST #21531 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The Catholic college I attended didn't serve meat of any kind on Friday's during Lent or on Ash Wednesday.
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2014 7:06:13 am PST #21532 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I grew up Catholic in a highly Catholic town, where most of the restaurants would have fish specials on Fridays in Lent.
Awwww, yeah, fish fries are back!
Jesse - Mar 05, 2014 7:18:18 am PST #21533 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Lent itself has always been part of the Christian tradition across the gamut.
I'm pretty sure these Baptists were saying they hadn't heard much about Lent as any kind of thing, in their youths.
The cafeteria at my old job always had a Friday fish special during Lent. Boston!
Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2014 7:26:51 am PST #21534 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
In upstate NY, we have Fish Fry year round!