Lent

This morning I attended mass and was inspired by our pastor's simple homily. Lent is about fasting, almsgiving and prayer. After mass I went to the pool for a laps and reflected on what I could do in these categories during Lent.

Fasting
I plan on giving up TV for one day a week, on a day that I am not working and am home alone. This will not be easy! The main room I sit in is the one with the TV and I usually have it on when I am computing or for company. I hope this will lead me to read more and devote myself to completing chores that will make our homelife easier. I am also going to really try hard to not talk badly about a few people in my life that really press my buttons.

Almsgiving
This one is a tough one since my DH pays all the bills and we tithe and also send a monthly donation to the building fund of our parish activity center. I am going to talk with DH tonight about maybe donating the amount of money we would spend on eating out one night a week to a different charity throughout Lent.

Prayer
I subscribe to the Magnificat and would like to say that I will say the morning and evening prayers everyday. It is lofty, but a goal. I also plan on getting to daily mass at least 3 days a week if not more. I would also like to find time to say at least one rosary a week, but need to link it to a certain time. A good idea would be on my fasting from TV day. I also commit to remembering my Lenten Prayer buddy during my daily prayers and attendance at daily mass.