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Lord, Teach us to Mourn our Sins.

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia . . . I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.

Dan. 10:1-3

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Good Samaritan

For my sacrifice, I will SUBSTITUTE POULTRY FOR BEEF

Option only available for beef-eaters.
Substitute poultry for beef this Lent.
In practical terms, when you are in the mood for beef, eat chicken.

Catholic? Catholic Lenten fast & abstinece practices:: - Meat is not consumed Fridays during Lent, Good Friday and Ash Wednesday.; - Catholics between 18 & 59 eat one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.; - Tradition allows a relaxation of the Lenten sacrifice on Sundays; eat as you wish.; - Eat fish as you wish.

John the Baptist

I will ABSTAIN FROM BEEF & EAT LESS "WHITE" MEAT

Option only available for beef-eaters.
Eliminate beef and 3 servings of "white" (poultry/pork) meat.
No beef, and weekly, 3 meatless, cheeseless meals when you normally would have eaten meat.

Catholic? Catholic Lenten fast & abstinece practices:: - Meat is not consumed Fridays during Lent, Good Friday and Ash Wednesday.; - Catholics between 18 & 59 eat one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.; - Tradition allows a relaxation of the Lenten sacrifice on Sundays; eat as you wish.; - Eat fish as you wish.

Martha of Bethany

For my sacrifice, I will EAT LESS MEAT

Option for people who already don't eat red meat.
Substiute plant-basedfoods for 3 servings of "white meat" (poulry/pork) a week.
Weekly, 3 meatless, cheeseless meals when you normally would have eaten meat.

Catholic? Catholic Lenten fast & abstinece practices:: - Meat is not consumed Fridays during Lent, Good Friday and Ash Wednesday.; - Catholics between 18 & 59 eat one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.; - Tradition allows a relaxation of the Lenten sacrifice on Sundays; eat as you wish.; - Eat fish as you wish.

Mary, Mother of God

For my sacrifice, I will ABSTAIN FROM BEEF & CHEESE

Option only for people who eat beef and cheese
Abstain from beef (substitute poultry) & cheese (substitute plant-based foods).
In practical terms, eat chicken when you are craving beef, and no cheese.

Catholic? Catholic Lenten fast & abstinece practices:: - Meat is not consumed Fridays during Lent, Good Friday and Ash Wednesday.; - Catholics between 18 & 59 eat one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.; - Tradition allows a relaxation of the Lenten sacrifice on Sundays; eat as you wish.; - Eat fish as you wish.

Anna

For my sacrifice, I will ABSTAIN FROM CHEESE

Option is available for anyone who eats cheese.
Substitute plant-based foods for cheese.
Meat-eater? Eat meat, but no cheese. Vegetarian? This is your only fasting option.

Catholic? Catholic Lenten fast & abstinece practices:: - Meat is not consumed Fridays during Lent, Good Friday and Ash Wednesday.; - Catholics between 18 & 59 eat one full meal on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.; - Tradition allows a relaxation of the Lenten sacrifice on Sundays; eat as you wish.; - Eat fish as you wish.

Choose 1 of the 5 fasting options. There is something for everyone!

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FASTING

Fasting is the soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. So if you pray, fast; if you fast, show mercy; if you want your petition to be heard, hear the petition of others. If you do not close your ear to others, you open God’s ear to yourself.

St. Peter Chrysologus

When we talk about the environment, about creation, my thoughts turn to the first pages of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, which states that God placed man and woman on earth to cultivate and care for it. And the question comes to my mind: What does cultivating and caring for the earth mean? Are we truly cultivating and caring for creation? Or are we exploiting and neglecting it?

Pope Francis World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

Pope Francis

Laudato Sí

We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature. (#139)

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