Promises for Lent?

by **peaches** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:59 pm

Since its now Lent, in school we had to think of some promises that we have to keep during Lent and most of them included cutting back on something.

Heres what i chose:

-No answering back to teachers
-Wash dishes and help parents with chores
-Cut back on swearing

Has anyone chose anything? Has anyone ever kept one?

by **ixcuincle** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:01 pm

I wasn't even aware people had to make promises during lent. I thought these promises and "resolutions" only happened during New Year's Eve / New Year's day.

I guess I learned something new today.

by **Nick** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:19 pm

What's "Lent"? :oops:

by **SkipToMy_Lou** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:20 pm

I'm orthodox

by **Jugs** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:22 pm

Lent = the 40 days before Easter or something where Jesus spent 40 days out in the desert.

my promises - to gain weight :roll:

by **peaches** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:24 pm

Nick wrote:What's "Lent"?

The 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday until Easter observed by Christians as a season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter.

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:33 pm

It's called 'The Great Fast' in Eastern Christianity.

I'm orthodox

Christian Orthodox? You have Greek or Russian roots?

by **Riot** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:43 pm

I will not talk about politics on NLSC.

by **peaches** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:45 pm

This is religion not politics.

by **Nick** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:51 pm

Peachy, read the topic title, which you made :lol:

by **peaches** on Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:57 pm

I thought he was responding to someone and i was like wtf.

But now i get it..i hope.

by **Matt** on Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:50 am

i went 40 days w/o TV once....that was kinda tough.

by **Chris.** on Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:39 am

how on earth did you do that

my promises - to gain weight

i might join you on that and also to start weights again or something like that

by **cyanide** on Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:25 am

-No answering back to teachers
-Wash dishes and help parents with chores
-Cut back on swearing

I've kept all those since my early teen years, though swearing varies depending who I'm with. If I'm with Legend, then yes, a lot of swearing is the norm.

by **SkipToMy_Lou** on Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:52 am

AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy wrote:It's called 'The Great Fast' in Eastern Christianity.

I'm orthodox

Christian Orthodox? You have Greek or Russian roots?

Serbian orthodox...my grandfather's greek though, so I've got Greek in me too.

by **Pera** on Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:02 am

Peachy. wrote:Since its now Lent, in school we had to think of some promises that we have to keep during Lent and most of them included cutting back on something.

Heres what i chose:

-No answering back to teachers
-Wash dishes and help parents with chores
-Cut back on swearing

Has anyone chose anything? Has anyone ever kept one?

I always promis those thing.But i never kept them :oops:

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:05 am

Serbian orthodox...

Apart from the calendar issues, there's really not any difference.

my grandfather's greek though, so I've got Greek in me too.

Ahh, we share some common heritage, then.

by **Nick** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:19 am

Matt wrote:i went 40 days w/o TV once....that was kinda tough.

Good on ya Matt (Y)

I would like to do that one day. You can only get positives for that shit. (more outside time, more excercise, etc.)

One day i'd like to give up NLSC for a while :lol:

I'd probably exercice more. Drinking + sitting + posting can take its toll after a good bunch of months... hahaha.

Note to self: Vagina.

by **SkipToMy_Lou** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:33 am

AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy wrote:
Serbian orthodox...

Apart from the calendar issues, there's really not any difference.

my grandfather's greek though, so I've got Greek in me too.

Ahh, we share some common heritage, then.

Yep not really

by **J@3** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:19 am

One day i'd like to give up NLSC for a while

Didn't you just come back from like a 6 month hiatus?

by **Anthony15** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:46 am

I'm Eastern Europe Orthodox, we don't have this holiday!

by **Its_asdf** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:03 am

I had no idea such a thing existed, but if I did celebrate this occasion then I guess my resolution would be to clean out my room or something stupid like that.

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:13 am

I'm Eastern Europe Orthodox, we don't have this holiday!

Yes , we do, it's 'The Great Fast'. Although almost nobody actually fasts for 40 days, and the promises thing is not part of our tradition.

by **SkipToMy_Lou** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:49 am

AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy wrote:
I'm Eastern Europe Orthodox, we don't have this holiday!

Yes , we do, it's 'The Great Fast'. Although almost nobody actually fasts for 40 days, and the promises thing is not part of our tradition.

Do you fast ?

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:51 am

Do you fast ?

I fast 360 days a year, but not for religious purposes. :lol:

Actually, I haven't been to church since I was 5 or something.

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