In Observance of Lent

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

As in since Ash Wednesday ? Wow, i must commend them for that .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

@wiLLmaH well , that is so nice of them to observe this strictly .

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wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

18 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD Yes po. :) They only take fish for meats. They buy their lunch at vegetarian stalls.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12926)

• Nairobi, Kenya

18 Mar 16

I am also a Catholic

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

So , what do you do in observance of Lent ?

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

@Missmwngi Same things , because we are both Catholic .

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12926)

• Nairobi, Kenya

18 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD No meat,help others etc

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460454)

• Switzerland

18 Mar 16

I am Catholic too, but I am no more obliged to observe the Lent, because I am over 60 now. Anyway, as I like fish, I will have salmon for dinner and I only had a little serving of pasta for lunch.

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Marsha Cooper

@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

28 Feb 17

That's interesting....I never knew that there was an age exempt from Lenten practices. I'm so involved in reading posts and comments that my mother just called to see why I wasn't there to pick her up for Bible study LOL

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Yes, seniors are already exempted . Though , since you like fish , then it's not a problem at all to you .

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460454)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 17

@marsha32 There is an age exempt, but I try anyway to respect the Lent, I will avoid any kind of meats on Fridays.

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ida123

@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

18 Mar 16

I'm also a Catholic, in our house we practice not to eat meat every Friday after our forehead crossed with ash during Ash Wednesday until Black Saturday, this is only to show that we observed Lenten Season. We also hear mass during Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday and Ester Sunday and at the same time, we don't open our store during Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

Really you don't open your store for those 3 days . Here , some malls are open even on Good Friday . But the mall the company owns , will be closed too on Good Friday .

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ida123

@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

18 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD Yes, I did that before and until now and besides, that's a way of relaxation. It's not easy to own a store and manage it.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

@ida123 That is true . You are the boss of yourself , so you also deserve to relax and this is the appropriate time .

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

I do the same for I am a Catholic too.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

And as Catholic , we feel happy observing those .

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arbie bee

@brokenbee (11090)

• Philippines

19 Mar 16

We used to practice that too - not eating meat every Fridays after Ash Weds. until Good Friday.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

But now , you don't practice it anymore ?

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@brokenbee At least you get to observe it whenever you can on a Friday .

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arbie bee

@brokenbee (11090)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD We abstain during Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, but the Fridays in between, we eat meat if that's all we have. Most of the time, we also eat fish because of my father.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

I belong to a Christ centered and Bible centered religion so we only follow what is written in the Word of God, The Holy Bible. We do not do any sacrifice during the lent but we listen to sermons on the Seven Cries of Jesus on the cross and meditate on them.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

22 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD Yes of course, anything that violates our belief can be omitted.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Actually , we don't have to do them if we are not comfortable with it . What is important is our faith in God . That's a very nice way of observing the Holy week .

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130292)

• India

18 Mar 16

As a senior I do not follow these practices.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130292)

• India

18 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD Yes I am and spiritually charged more than ritually.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

Oh yes , the senior citizens are exempted .

So, i presume you are a Catholic too ?

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

@allknowing Actually , we don't have to follow rituals as long as we are faithful to God .

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (308692)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

18 Mar 16

Okay, you will need to enlighten me. What is the re-enactment of the feet by Jesus to his disciples? Are you talking about the stations of the cross? Something I have heard about but know nothing about because I'm not Catholic.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

1 Apr 16

It is that one in the bible wherein during the last supper , Jesus washed the feet of his disciples one by one . It was re-enacted by chosen lay ministers of the church during the Maundy Thursday mass .

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (308692)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Apr 16

@SIMPLYD Oh, the way you described it I thought it was something else. Yes, I'm familiar with that in the Bible.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

I fast and abstain too, my friend. Now that i rarely eat pork, I enjoy fish. My sister cooked in vinegar some pieces of small mackerel and I love the broth that is with many strips of ginger.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

Mackarel is what in Tagalog - GG ? And that kind of dish is paksiw ? Oh i love paksiw na isda .

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@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

19 Mar 16

@ridingbet I like the Gg my friend but i don't eat with my hands. I use spoon and fork or chop sticks, and I don't boodle-fight also. I like paksiw

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

19 Mar 16

@Yar_Joey yes, just like eating some junk foods and you eat with chop sticks because you do not want to hold the food with your fingers, right?

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@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

19 Mar 16

I also abstain and eat fish and vegetables, but I don't eat pork ever since. I cannot fast though because I have diabetes, and I must have candies and jellyace always

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

As you are a diabetic , i think you are exempted .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@Yar_Joey Just try to be careful about doing it , because it might affect you .

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@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD but I like to practice the abstinence, my friend. Fasting I think I will try but I have to have a normal BP and normal sugar level.

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@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

19 Mar 16

hello my dear friend how are you? I missed you and the friends we have here. I am not able to go out of my place to do the "Vicita Iglesia" in Baguio because I am so busy with my work. My friends though thought we can visit the churches here on Holy Thursday or before that date, and we will not go out of town anymore.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

That's okay . I missed you too as some of our friends are also . Yes, you can have the Vicita Iglesia . That's a nice thing to do if one has a car . Us, we will attend the washing of the hand and the vigil at night in the church . No need to go out of town anymore indeed .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@Yar_Joey The washing of the feet is being done in the mass . And this time , i will attend it together with my friend , in our hometown . Hubby will be the one left at home to accompany my father-in-law at home while mother-in-law goes to church .

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@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD no washing of the feet in your church? That is on Holy Thursday, am I correct my friend? better to stay home than go out because of the "akyat-bahay" also.

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L. Jenkinson

@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

18 Mar 16

I do too although I find it difficult to always have fish on Fridays as my husband doesn't like it and Imust cook two separate meals ---- ha!

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

But you know , senior citizens are already exempted from practicing that .

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L. Jenkinson

@MarymargII (12422)

• Toronto, Ontario

21 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD Welll that's true- but i am healthy and do practice it when I can as a sacrifice.

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Kewkumber

@Ladypeace (2028)

• Singapore

18 Mar 16

I love deep fried mackerel with rice. I also love watermelon and had that today. And those are what you're having!

I'm Christian and I don't observe any religious food practices.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

So you love that fish too . It's delicious eve without any dipping . But you can see that i eat a sliced raw tomatoes with it and a soupy sprouted mongo . My sister is also Christian , but they have some church activities during Lenten season.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

@Ladypeace Oh so the mongo is indeed Mung beans in English . I forgot that .

Yes, those are tomatoes with sprinkles of salt . I also like having it with chopped Thai chili and some drops of lemon , for fried fish or fried dried fish .

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Kewkumber

@Ladypeace (2028)

• Singapore

18 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD Ooo sorry that I mistook your tomatoes for watermelon. I had slice raw tomatoes with my rice today. Mung beans are delicious, I love them too.

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Gudheart

@gudheart (12659)

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18 Mar 16

Today my dad is having fish and has it every Friday! I can't eat fish as I can't stand the smell or taste.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

Well, we are not really obliged to follow it . As long as we have faith in God .

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Audrey

@lilnana1111 (2305)

• United States

21 Mar 16

I'm Catholic too.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

So, what do you do in observance of Lent , my friend ?

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DianneN

@DianneN (247216)

• United States

18 Mar 16

I'm not a Christian.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Mar 16

I understand that .

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BirDan

@birjudanak (14320)

• India

18 Mar 16

We are hindu and we are pute vegetarian even not eat egg but this is for my family and i not do it because i eat everything because i realize that any time we have to eat anything....

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

So you are the only one in the family who can eat anything . Don't they prohibit you from being that ? But because they are pure vegetarian they only cook those veggie foods and so you eat the others outside ?

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BirDan

@birjudanak (14320)

• India

18 Mar 16

@SIMPLYD yes first i eat outside but not tell anyone but after sometimes i told tp mom because she always fever me so now i can eat only egg inside house not chicken or meat...

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Pinay Ako

@AkoPinay (11544)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

I have no religion

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

18 Mar 16

Really ? Well, i suppose you believe in God .

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@Yar_Joey (3271)

• Philippines

19 Mar 16

you are an atheist?

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LegTech

@rina110383 (24495)

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18 Mar 16

I've been raised as a Catholic but I don't do any of their practices (like avoidance of meat during Lenten Season, attending Mass, etc.) I'm more of a non-practicing one. I just do what is good. Though, I have nothing against those who practice it. I like your meal.

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