One week to Lenten season, what are you going to fast and abstain from? I have suggestions:
1. No more pride... This period I will try to be more humble.
2. Less wasteful... I must try to finish my meal. No more unnecessary spending. I shall try not to elongate my shower time in order to conserve water.
3. Acts of charity... Is there any way I could help the Poor this period? Yes there are some many ways. Some privileges have to be sacrificed.
4. Gossip... I may say that I don't gossip. Instead of keeping to myself, I will challenge you in brotherly love.
5. Habitual Sins... I will make more effort to nail them to the cross of Christ this period.
6. Drunkenness... Can I be brave enough to tell myself that I will not get drunk this period?
7. More prayerful... Before I used to pray only when I have bad dreams, when I am in need, once a while. But during the Lenten period I will make prayer a habit.
8. I don't often go to the sacrament of penance and reconciliation. But this period, I will avail myself the opportunity as often as possible.
9. I had made up my mind not to have anything to do with you anymore. But I will try to reconcile this period.
10. This period of lent, I shall not steal, I shall not fornicate, I shall not lie, I shall not watch pornographic videos, I shall not curse or swear.
11. This period, I shall try to go for Mass more often, I shall receive more holy communion.
12. I will try not to be late for any activity during this period of lent.
13. I will try to love more.
God our loving father, we ask for your grace to be able to accomplish these. Give us the strength to abide by them, and through this modification may we be renewed in body and soul to be worthy of the blessings of the paschal mystery. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
