During the Season of Lent, I will challenge myself to become more like Christ by participating in the following Acts of Penance.  

Fasting
_Fast from any food between meals
_Fast from your favorite food
_Fast from alcoholic beverages or pop
_Fast from complaining
_Fast from gossip or negativity
_Fast from T.V./Radio (substitute Redeemer Radio or other Catholic  
programming)
_Fast one day a week from screen time

Almsgiving
_ Give to Operation Rice Bowl
_ Increase your weekly tithe
_ Donate to our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society (food, time, money)
_ Donate to our weekly 2^ndcollection for various groups of the community
_ Donate time to our service ministries
_ Give of your time, talent, or treasure to a worthy cause

Prayer
_ Participate in extra morning or evening weekday Mass
_ Spend 10 minutes in meditative prayer each day
_ Increase family prayer time
_ Go to Reconciliation during Lent (Parish Lenten Service)
_ Spend some time in Eucharistic Adoration
(Thursdays 6:00-7:00 pm or Saturdays 9:00- 10:00 am)
_ Meditate on the Passion Gospel 
_ Read Bishop Robert Barron’s Lenten Reflections
_ Pray the Rosary for world peace or an end to abortion
_ Listen to Redeemer Radio or Christian Music
_ Pray the Stations of the Cross (Fridays of Lent 5:30 pm)
_ Participate in the Triduum & Easter Liturgies
(Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday) 

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