Preparing for Lent

As Lent quickly approaches, Cy and Edward Sri discuss the best ways to prepare for the great penitential season which leads Catholics into the greatest season of the year- Easter.

Why do Catholics focus on personal and particular sacrifice for 40 days a year? Want to make the most of this Lenten season? Tune in to catch the best tips for a prayerful and focused Lent.

Questions Covered:

• 17:00 - My girlfriend is a Catholic and I am a Baptist. I am thinking about converting. How can I help her to prepare for Lent?
• 22:43 - What dietary substitute can a vegetarian give up instead of meat? On a fasting day, we can eat two small meals and one regular meal. Fasting in the Bible meant not eating. When did this meaning of fasting change? Why did it change?
• 29:00 - Ask him what to do if you’re scrupulous about the 3 meals on Ash Wednesday
• 31:40 - Why is fish not considered meat in the fast?
• 37:30 - Why is there a huge focus on giving up items of food? Why not give up cursing or anger or bad behavior?
• 44:28 - I am struggling with charity. How can I work on this during Lent?
• 47:23 - It used to be that we had to skip meat every Friday or give up something else. Is this still the case?
• 49:33 - My wife and I entered the Church last year. This is our first Lenten season. No one else in our family is Catholic. How can we speak to them about what we are taking part in?

Resources Mentioned:

• No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion by Dr. Sri