[Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook

[Jay Weigel]

One of the best Lenten things I've seen was, ironically, a Facebook post
that wasn't original with her but was posted by my cousin's daughter, who
recently friended me. Each day of Lent, you take something from your closet
that you no longer wear or use and put it in a trash bag. At the end of
Lent, you take the bag of goodies to Goodwill or the SA or the charity of
your choosing. Considering how I hang onto clothing etc., I've decided
that's a good one for me.

On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 9:53 AM, fleenerj <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am fasting from my computer on Fridays, except for tomorrow, because the
> newsletter I edit isn't finished and MUST BE IN THE MAIL TOMORROW. So much
> for planning ahead.
>
>
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> Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> Date: 2/11/2016  8:37 AM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> magdalen at herberthouse.org Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook
> If it's too hard, remember Sundays!
>
> At the women's retreat the other day we were given the rules of fasting for
> this diocese (who knew they were so local?)
> Everyone between 14 and 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
> Fasting is one full meal and two snacks.
> No meat may be eaten (but broth made from meat is OK).
>
> Even the unchurched gf-brought-up-Baptist said "That's not fasting!"
>
> I was probably the youngest retreatant, or one of the youngest, and there
> was much eyerolling and many predictable comments about The Old Days.
>
> BTW this retreat was preceded by the daily 9:00 weekday mass. Because I was
> once a sacristan, I learned to estimate a congregation by fifties (since a
> pack of communion wafers contains fifty), and there were between 200 and
> 250 attendees at that mass. On Tuesday. Seventy or so at the retreat.
> -M
>
> On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well, after much hesitation and prayer and back-and-forthing, I've
> decided
> > I need to give up FB for Lent
> >
>