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Originally posted by ksig600
I'm Episcopalian
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YAY! Nice to meet you! I'm an Episcopalian too. Roman Catholics aren't the only ones who give up things (including meat on Friday) for Lent ya'll . . . Episcopalians do too. This year I am giving up being anal retentive of the way other people clean. This may seem like a weird thing to give up, but I am the only one who cleans my apartment now because if anyone else attempts to help I wind up re-doing it because it wasn't 'clean enough'. So, this contributes to my sanity and not hurting other's feelings.
As a side note, the reason that Sunday's don't count towards the 40 days of Lent are that Sunday is a feast day in the church. Lent is a season of abstinence and introspection, but Sunday is seen as a celebration of the resurection (even if a bit more subdued). As a feast day, Sunday can not be a part of the 40 days of Lent. There was also actually a time when Roman Catholics did not ever eat meat on Friday, not just during Lent.
Edited to say that I can coroborate aephi alum's statements about Lent due to my mother taking MANY courses in church history and discussing this material with me.
AHHH! Edited again to say that I also try to increase my usual 10% tithe to around 15% during Lent.