Lent

[savedbygrace]

May I wish you all a very rewarding and fruitful Lenten season

[Buzzard]

Ummm, same to you. Luckily, us LDS try not a acquire bad habits that we have to give up for a time. No booze, I guess I could foreswear Dark Chocolate M&M's for the duration...nahhh.

[BlueDreams]

I have a number of LDS friends who've used

Ummm, same to you. Luckily, us LDS try not a acquire bad habits that we have to give up for a time. No booze, I guess I could foreswear Dark Chocolate M&M's for the duration...nahhh.

I've had a number of LDS friends who've given up various things for lent. We may stay away from various drugs and whatnot....but most LDS that i know have their own list of bad habits and things they could give up for a month that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

WIth luv,

BD

[Libs]

I had a Catholic friend describe Lent as not about giving up something, but rather as a time of penance and giving more to God, than we are typically comfortable with. He said, it emulates the time Jesus spent in the desert (40 days) and is a time of cleansing sin and preparing us for the celebration of rebirth (resurrection).

[Calm]

most LDS that i know have their own list of bad habits and things they could give up for a month that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

I have recently become addicted to roasted seaweed. I was introduced to it up in Canada and my husband stumbled across it at Costco a month or two ago. It is worse than potato chips for me. (It is the added salt and oil that is the problem.) Edited February 14, 2013 by calmoriah

[Yirgacheffe]

Ummm, same to you. Luckily, us LDS try not a acquire bad habits that we have to give up for a time. No booze, I guess I could foreswear Dark Chocolate M&M's for the duration...nahhh.

Maybe you could give up uncalled for snarky comments.

[Saints Alive]

I have recently become addicted to roasted seaweed. I was introduced to it up in Canada and my husband stumbled across it at Costco a month or two ago. It is worse than potato chips for me. (It is the added salt and oil that is the problem.)

I tried some dried kale that was pretty good, they had a bunch of flavors, not sure if they had a lot of salt or oil though.

[Saints Alive]

Ummm, same to you. Luckily, us LDS try not a acquire bad habits that we have to give up for a time. No booze, I guess I could foreswear Dark Chocolate M&M's for the duration...nahhh.

The idea is to give up something you enjoy (not necessarily a bad habit) so that you can partake (even in a very small way) in the Saviors suffering.

[Duncan]

I have recently become addicted to roasted seaweed. I was introduced to it up in Canada and my husband stumbled across it at Costco a month or two ago. It is worse than potato chips for me. (It is the added salt and oil that is the problem.)

roasted seaweed? blech! I need to get off Coke and Diet pepsi, was talking to my HT comp. last night who is a Dr. and he even says he is addicted! haha! maybe we should all go to ARP at the church

[Calm]

roasted seaweed? blech! I need to get off Coke and Diet pepsi, was talking to my HT comp. last night who is a Dr. and he even says he is addicted! haha! maybe we should all go to ARP at the church

It is just the thin sushi wrappers roasted in oil and covered in sea salt....very much like an earthy tasting potato chip.

[BlueDreams]

It is just the thin sushi wrappers roasted in oil and covered in sea salt....very much like an earthy tasting potato chip.

I could see why that could become an addiction

[Calm]

I could see why that could become an addiction

I am not a sugar craver...I crave salt big time though, but not in my food, I like a light touch there, just on things like popcorn and chips....and seaweed.

[mercyngrace]

I planned to go to Mass last night but I had so many things going on yesterday that I never made it. I admit to having holy envy where some of the beautiful rituals of others churches and faiths are concerned.

I am fasting per tradition and I did give something up -- sugar. If I die before Easter, you'll know why.

Suicide by lack of Snickers.

[Stargazer]

Maybe you could give up uncalled for snarky comments.

Question as the "uncalled for". Since when does anyone call for them? Snark must make it's own way.

On the other hand, I thought the comment was amusing, not snarky. Lent, to LDS, is a non-concept. We fast once per month, and giving up something during a particular period is not at all part of our religious observance. I can appreciate that some LDS (such as mercyngrace) might want to honor the faith tradition of others, and other LDS perhaps appreciate such things as patron saints (a Catholic tradition that I, for one, rather like), or other such traditions, but it isn't part of our worship. Thus when Savebygrace wishes us a nice Lent, it is clearly intended as kind-of tongue in cheek. Thus Buzzard's "snarky" remark.

[Bernard Gui]

My Catholic friend Brenden said, "For Lent, I am giving up."

[why me]

A bigger question about lent is: is this sacrifice from God or from Man?

Lent becomes more regularized after the legalization of Christianity in A.D. 313. The Council of Nicea (325), in its disciplinary canons, noted that two provincial synods should be held each year, "one before the 40 days of Lent." St. Athanasius (d. 373) in this "Festal Letters" implored his congregation to make a 40-day fast prior to the more intense fasting of Holy Week. St. Cyril of Jerusalem (d. 386) in his Catechectical Lectures, which are the paradigm for our current RCIA programs, had 18 pre-baptismal instructions given to the catechumens during Lent. St. Cyril of Alexandria (d. 444) in his series of "Festal Letters" also noted the practices and duration of Lent, emphasizing the 40-day period of fasting. Finally, Pope St. Leo (d. 461) preached that the faithful must "fulfill with their fasts the Apostolic institution of the 40 days," again noting the apostolic origins of Lent. One can safely conclude that by the end of the fourth century, the 40-day period of Easter preparation known as Lent existed, and that prayer and fasting constituted its primary spiritual exercises.

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0527.html

Whatever the answer, a prayerful lent to all.

[Yirgacheffe]

A bigger question about lent is: is this sacrifice from God or from Man?

What are you asking exactly?

[Alan]

I considered giving up religion for Lent

However, this year I have given up chocolate in all it's varieties.

Roll on Easter!

[why me]

What are you asking exactly?

It was really a simple question. Was the practice of Lent from God or was it man-made? I think that it is a beautiful sacrifice to be made for several weeks before easter but....did it come from God?

The LDS do not practice Lent officially.

Edited February 15, 2013 by why me

[cdowis]

Suicide by lack of Snickers.

Very punny.

(I will give us puns.)

Edited February 15, 2013 by cdowis

[BlueDreams]

It was really a simple question. Was the practice of Lent from God or was it man-made? I think that it is a beautiful sacrifice to be made for several weeks before easter but....did it come from God?

The LDS do not practice Lent officially.

All good things are of God....it's generally used by people to get nearer to God. So though it isn't a practice that LDS do not practice officially, I think it could easily make the case as being inspired by God.

It doesn't have to by official LDS practice to be of God

With luv,

BD

[Yirgacheffe]

It was really a simple question. Was the practice of Lent from God or was it man-made? I think that it is a beautiful sacrifice to be made for several weeks before easter but....did it come from God?

The LDS do not practice Lent officially.

Why should it matter, you say it's a beautiful sacrifice so the practice seems useful whether it's from God or not.

[Storm Rider]

It was really a simple question. Was the practice of Lent from God or was it man-made? I think that it is a beautiful sacrifice to be made for several weeks before easter but....did it come from God?

The LDS do not practice Lent officially.

It seems as if we have gotten away from celebrating any religious holiday. Sunday school lessons completely avoid holidays from Easter to Christmas. They are devoid of any mention of holidays, which I find wholly disturbing and unsatisfactory. When I attend Church during a holiday I would really appreciate focusing on the holiday rather than talking about an irrelevant topic. One of the great blessings we avoid, unfortunately, is learning to celebrate particularly spiritual holidays. Easter is one of my favorite holidays, but the only thing that sets it apart from other Sundays is hymns. Why do we do that? What is the benefit of ignoring Easter in lessons, RS, and PM?

[Buzzard]

Maybe you could give up uncalled for snarky comments.

Humble, groveling apologies. But if you read mine and some other postings on here, you will find that sometimes we can be heartfelt, sometimes scholarly, and sometimes smart-alecky. Tis' the nature of internet forums. I do try and avoid personal missives, since they seem to get one thrown off of threads or suspended. I have been suspended on other boards, but not on this one, I'd like to keep that streak alive.

[why me]

It seems as if we have gotten away from celebrating any religious holiday. Sunday school lessons completely avoid holidays from Easter to Christmas. They are devoid of any mention of holidays, which I find wholly disturbing and unsatisfactory. When I attend Church during a holiday I would really appreciate focusing on the holiday rather than talking about an irrelevant topic. One of the great blessings we avoid, unfortunately, is learning to celebrate particularly spiritual holidays. Easter is one of my favorite holidays, but the only thing that sets it apart from other Sundays is hymns. Why do we do that? What is the benefit of ignoring Easter in lessons, RS, and PM?

Religion can be filled with symbolism that can certainly create warmth. In the Orthodox Church there are many symbols that can bring the human being closer to god just because of the symbols. The constant making of the cross, the candles that constantly burn during their service, the observance of lent etc. And in the catholic faith, one can also find symbolisms. But I suppose that in the lds faith, the symbolism is in the life that one leads. There are no icons, statues, crosses, etc. But there is the way of life which becomes its own symbol that god lives.

That being said, the lds do have quiet symbols: the partaking of the sacrament, priesthood blessings, and personal prayer, daily scripture reading, family prayer etc. And believe it or not, living the word of chasity is a sacrifice. That is a 365 day Lent observance.

Edited February 15, 2013 by why me