PREPARING FOR LENT for the FAMILY

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

What do you do for Lent to help you and/or family grow closer to Jesus?

[@alanbourbeau24]

A Catholic Mom's Life Well my goals are for Lent are as follows. 1. Cut back on sugar intake 2. Start working out daily 3. Attend the sacrament of reconciliation 4. Attend Stations of the Cross ✝️. 5. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy everyday at 3:00 🕒 pm. 6. Pray the Holy Rosary daily. 7. Pray for those who suffer physical disabilities like my girlfriend. 8. Spend more time with my family and less time on my iPhone. 9. Stop listening to negative music and listen to more Christian Gospel music. 10. Stop watching negative news on tv. 11. Watch Christian movies. The Passion of the Christ, Heaven is for real, God’s not dead franchise. 12. Lend a helping hand out to others at work and elsewhere. Those are my goals. If I fail, I’ll pick myself up and start over again.

[@marciafab7]

Ask God for forgiveness thru Christ and set us up for good deeds. Oh and read Isaiah 58: 6 -11 ! I love you sister!

[@PraiseAndWorshipWithDaanii]

1. Maintain my Vegan routine instead of fasting. 2. Watching Mikey Bustos Daily VLOGS (positive vibes only) 3. Attend the Sunday Mass. 4. Attend Legion of Mary praesidium meeting every week. 5. Praying rosary everyday.

[@overmanfarms]

I'm getting welcomed into the Catholic Church this Easter Vigil, and I'm really excited to go to my first confession!

[@ACommonLife]

Congratulations! That is so exciting!

[@catherineleary9831]

Jayme, God bless you in your journey ❤️

[@overmanfarms]

Thank you! I'm so happy!

[@carolynx9126]

God bless you in your exciting journey ❤ i welcome you to our family i will be praying for you God Bless you x❤😁🇬🇧

[@blossom7582]

@@overmanfarms God bless you, what wonderful news

[@shirleybender]

Im a new Catholic… thank you for helping me learn as so much new for me to learn. Trying to draw CLOSER to our Lord and savior.

[@ArtHistoryScholar]

Hi Heather, This is Doug from Southern California. Your husband is a lucky man. I am praying to God that I can have a wife like you someday. God Bless You & Thank You For Your Wonderful Show.

[@davidingodscountry6309]

I'm excited, this will be my first Lenten season as a Catholic! I'm going to read "The Essential Lenten Handbook", which I had started to read last year but I never finished and I'm going to pray the Rosary each day of Lent.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

This is so wonderful! You will have to let me know how this lent goes as a Catholic?

[@davidingodscountry6309]

@@ACatholicMomsLife Most definitely. I am looking forward to experiencing Lent with a new perspective!

[@queenkgr4413]

Congratulations on making the transition into Catholicism ✝️ let me know how your first lent goes !

[@davidingodscountry6309]

@@queenkgr4413 Thank you very much!

[@jennifermcgean6156]

I love the Brother Francis video.

[@jonnysetzler5859]

This is my first Lent in about 10 years where I'm actively a part of the Church (Haven't gotten Confirmation yet, but working on it!) I did my first Reconciliation in ten years tonight, and after I prayed in the chapel for a bit and was walking back to my dorm, I was honestly overcome with emotion, I was crying to myself a little bit. I can't wait for next Sunday, because that's the next Mass I'll be able to attend, and it'll be my first time receiving Communion since I was about 9 years old. For Lent, I think I'm going to try to start going to a weekly student bible study on campus to add to what I learn in my RCIA classes, and hopefully, God willing, do a weekly Rosary.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

This is so awesome!!! I am so happy for you! Reconciliation is so healing isn't it!!! I love that you are going to start going to weekly student bible study, It great to learn the bible but also good to find friends what will encourage us in our faith journey! I am so excited for you!!!

[@sfranco36]

Prayers for you Jonny! Happy for you!

[@amyburris9371]

🙏🏽❤️❤️

[@Православл]

In the eastern churches, we go completely vegan for lent. It is a great thing to do for lent. It’s an ancient tradition.

[@elissam912]

Православље Maxboy50 hm... I've never heard of that. I might try it!

[@Православл]

Animal ProDuctions 👍

[@zeed7938]

Oh ya also Ethiopian orthodox and Egypt’s Coptic orthodox go Vegan for 55 days as well starting Monday March 4th

[@Православл]

CHU C yes

[@PraiseAndWorshipWithDaanii]

#Vegan 🌱🌱🌱

[@rachelkivarkis1801]

God bless you, Heather, for all this enlightening. Yesterday, at dinner time, I was discussing lent, and what it means, and how much Jesus loves us. The kids, were very excited, and they started praising God. Beautiful. 🙏🥰👏👍❤️⭐️💫✨🌟✝️

[@EnglishTodayOrNow]

Pray the Holy Rosary. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

[@aliciaveal1284]

My daughter is six and my heart is full because she is so excited about getting ashes on Wednesday. God bless her Sunday school. Bless everyone who reads this.

I was waiting for this video cause this is my first time that I’m going to be doing Practicing Lent. I’m going to fast from March 6-April 19 🙏🏽. I’m going to give up on many bad stuff and I hope that I can go to confession!

[@jaqian]

Same here, this will be my first proper Lent. I was away from the church for years came back in August.

Rob Devine me too was away for 5 years after living in a Protestant country but God called me back!

[@SimplyyySilvia]

Welcome home 🙏🏽

Silvia Leonor thank you sister 🙏🏽

[@ethiopienqueen]

Welcome home!

[@gracehopeelizabethherringt5403]

I cant wait for lent because i think it shows that i am really confident about going into the catholic faith and being able to show my true love for god and thank you Heather for this video. God Bless x

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Grace Hope Elizabeth Herrington your coming into the Catholic faith on Easter!!! That is so exciting! So excited for you!

[@evelynepauley]

I full on fast on these two days, water only. I know it may not be for everyone, but if you can try to really fast it is a good thing to do.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

evelynepauley that’s awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@blossom7582]

I'm giving up social media for Lent, its going to be so hard!

[@carolynx9126]

Wow that is hard core 😁❤ good luck i admire you for your commitment i will be praying for you GodBless youx

[@blossom7582]

@@carolynx9126 thank you, its facebook and instagram I'm giving up, I think it will be a good thing for me, if it doesn't kill me 🤣

[@carolynx9126]

You go girl i cant give up those things as i dont have them but last year my gorgeous 17 year old said the same and PRAISE JESUS she succeeded ❤😆 she received many blessings and plans to do the same this year 😁 Please pray for me as i discern what our Lord JESUS CHRIST wants me to fast from during lent this year as i think it will be very difficult and challenging i am going to need so many prayers and all the strength and grace that Jesus can give please keep me in your prayers and i will definitely keep you in mine God bless x

[@blossom7582]

@@carolynx9126 of course I will, and WOW how proud are you of your daughter, brilliant effort for one her age, that's awesome

[@victhecatholickid7932]

I did this one last year, and it's the most rewarding thing! By the end of lent, you don't even feel like you need to go back to it. But that's a great decision.

[@michaellyon9220]

✨ I think I’m going to give up paying my bills for Lent, but I’m not too sure how they would feel about it :( lol maybe an extra chaplet rosary might help :(. Jesus take the wheel! lol

[@Wintersun1814]

I'm so excited for Lent. Here in the Philippines those who do fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday like me just eat one full meal the whole day. No small meals or snacks. It's quite an experience as well. I would also like to suggest that when your children are older you do what we call "Bisita Iglesia", which is translated as Church Visit. What we do is we go to seven churches and pray two stations per church. It's a great way to bond with the family while you go to different churches to meet different people of the same faith. God bless you!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

That is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@XenobiaWinterWolfMoon]

The Catholic (non practing mostly) side of my family always seemed to enjoy and look forward to the Lentin Fish Fries.

[@luis_techie]

Can't wait for Lent, I love it!

[@MyNickyMouse]

Im not a catholic, and I don’t really agree with all the practices, but I 100% agree every christian should do lent. We celebrate Easter, too. So we should take the time to remember what Jesus christ did, what God did. This will be my first year of doing lent and im very excited.

[@eikawithac]

Nichole I love Lent too! The liturgical seasons (Lent, Advent, Christmastide, Eastertide...) are for all Christians, not just Catholics :) The liturgical year brings an incredible rhythm to the life of faith.

[@nikc.7886]

I'm a Christian and I had a friend that is a Wiccan and Easter and Christmas are pagan holiday. God told us many times in the bible NOT allow the pagans nor do celebrate their holiday. I will pray for ALL Christians who are celebrating a pagan holiday. I pray God will save your soul.

[@nikc.7886]

Reflections of a Catholic Mom Wiccan Spring Equinox Celebration. ... Wiccans and other neopagans observe the day as Ostara, a festival that celebrates the season's change from dark winter to brightening spring. Ostara is one of 8 neopagan sabbats, or holidays, that make up the Wheel of the Year. Look it up, AGAIN I had a friend who is Wiccan and Christmas is Yule a pagan holiday. They were before Christians came so I fear for my Christians brothers and sisters who do "Easter" and "Christmas" will end up in hell because they are following the pagans. Jesus never said to celebrate his death nor his birth.

[@laurenkonkiel374]

Hi Heather, your videos always put me in a good mood. Tomorrow is my birthday. Just wanted to tell you. Lent is such a beautiful time, my mother use to do stuff like this with me and my sisters. One tradition we had was to watch Jesus Christ Superstar on Easter. Easter and lent have such a special meaning to me. You are truly a blessing to me, I never feel alone after I watch one of your videos. I can’t wait to see that meatless meal video. 😊

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Lauren Konkiel Happy Birthday!!! Are you doing anything fun for your birthday? I love that your mom shared Lent traditions with you!

[@laurenkonkiel374]

A Catholic Mom's Life I am not doing really anything fun just relaxing I will be 30 tomorrow. Just having a nice dinner with a little Prosecco to celebrate. But this Saturday my sisters and I are going to brunch for my birthday. Thank you for the birthday wish.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Lauren Konkiel brunch will be fun! I must say 30’s have been amazing 😁. Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@laurenkonkiel374]

A Catholic Mom's Life you are so sweet thank you.

[@laurenkonkiel374]

Ellen C thank you

[@MarkGrago]

Lent is my favorite time of the year; I take it quite seriously! Beautiful video!

[@zeed7938]

In Ethiopian Orthodox Church we go vegan for 55 days before Easter and we also don’t eat or drink till 3pm everyday excluding weekends until the Holy Thursday and then the brave ones fast for all day Friday, Saturday until Sunday midnight. So they eat when Jesus resurrects.

[@safaritourtravel7501]

wow we are happy with orthodxy catholic church... we are same and lets focusin our commonness. i love orthodoxy church too.

[@mzwhat]

Honestly, I clicked on this video because of the thumbnail. You have a Mother Mary statue dressed in Vietnamese traditional clothing! :) (I am Vietnamese).

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Thao Pham awesome my husband went to Vietnam and got the statue from her shrine

[@thatcatholicgamer7962]

We do stations at my Church with soup prior! It's really great! I also go to renew (it's a faith sharing group) once a week during Lent and Advent I really love it!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

I have heard of Renew! It that were they give a talks at the church? That is so great your church does soup with the station of the cross!

[@thatcatholicgamer7962]

@@ACatholicMomsLife Basically there's a booklet, you read the Sunday Gospel reading, and then there's usually a story or two that go along with it, and you talk it out with the other members of the group. We meet once a week for a couple hours. (this year is going to be interesting for me, I installed in the Rosary Altar Society in the beginning of the month, and we say the Rosary at 5:15 on Tuesday's, Mass at 6, and then renew for 2 hours at 7-7:30, it's going to be interesting juggling all of that lol) It's a really great group though, and it's really good for getting ideas on how to make lent mean even more! Give me a few minutes and I'll see if I can find more info on Renew!

[@thatcatholicgamer7962]

@@ACatholicMomsLife This is the website for the books we use. www.renewintl.org/ I guess their are two series we have used, the Lenten longings series, and the Live Lent series. I preferred the Lenten Longing series (simply because it's the same format as the Advent Renew that we use lol) but they are both great! Renew international has quite a bit of helpful books! We really enjoy going!

[@queenkgr4413]

Wow I just discovered your channel and so far I’m obsessed!!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

I am so glad you are liking the channel!

[@johnsmit5999]

Thank you for your channel. I hope you are able to share with your little ones who to receive Jesus to be born again. I grew up going to church like them but somehow that truth never got to me. I thought the faith was all about trying to be like Jesus. Though that is a noble goal, I realize now it isn't salvation. I hope you have a blessed Lent!

[@rachela.5311]

This is my first Lent and I'm trying to introduce the Catholic practice to my 4 year old son without getting in over my head or confusing the mess out of him. What I've done is organize some folders for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week with different activities for each day. I'm going to have him fill a big plastic tub full of toys that he can't open until Easter. Then I'm doing a sacrifice jar where everyone will put a bean in a jar for every sacrifice or act of kindness they do. Then on Easter the jar of beans will be full of jelly beans! I'm looking forward to all the meatless meal recipes!!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Rachel Ann oh nice! Those are some great ideas!!!

[@carolynx9126]

What an amazingly creative and positive way to introduce Lent ❤ i will be praying for you and your family God bless you x

[@catherineleary9831]

I plan to give up gossip and TV and chocolate for Lent. Am I the only person who gets nostalgic about the Lent "specials" at restaurants? I would have starved if not for filet o' fish sandwiches and Long John's fish🐟

[@AntuCdeR]

Wow the meatless meals will be great! I need ideas pls! God bless you and your family, greetings from Lima, Peru. 😀

[@bobbydunny9876]

I'm ready and excited. Growing up my mom would fast on nothing . i don't think i can do that just yet so just water for me . god bless.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Bobby Dunny wow your mom was hard core! Awesome😊

[@Lavtea]

Hey, I just wanted to tell you that I love your channel and I've really appreciated all of the explanations, step-by-steps, and recommendations. I'm not married and I don't have kids, but I was raised protestant and am currently in RCIA, and your channel has helped a lot with questions I've had. I also loved the Jesse Tree recommendation and got one for me and one for my sister to do with her kids. She loved it and I plan on getting her the lent one that you just reviewed. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you and let you know that you are reaching a lot more than just mothers. God bless!!

[@abbybraaten7156]

Currently in RCIA too!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

That so wonderful! I’m glad you liked the Jesse tree too! And shared it! So neat that your in RCIA! So exciting😊

[@acatholicvocation_7100]

This year we’re doing Daily Mass. I usually let the kids choose what they’re giving up,which they stick to. 😉 I also bring the liturgical color in the house decore, so the kids know we’re in time of Lent, along side Catholic music, brother Frances etc.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

I love that you go to daily Mass during Lent what a great idea!!! And all the other Lent activity seem so wonderful too! Thank you for sharing!

[@Tabatha437]

Thank you for linking the resources!

[@Veronica-wi9ku]

I just love you, Heather!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

And I love you!!! You are so sweet:)

[@annielaurie6150]

Love hearing what you do for Lent, and I’m really looking forward to the meatless meal ideas. Thank you!

[@sr.annaimeldangao.p.3080]

Saw your video in my recommended and noticed you Our Lady of Lavang statue in the background!! !

[@NICOLE19842911]

Thank You for this video. This was very informative and you are so good at these videos.thank you again. Will be checking in for tips.

[@silvanus1983]

Good video. This will be my first Lent so I am looking forward to it. I start RCIA in August so I can't wait for that.

[@chupi7972]

Hi, lovely statue of Our Lady you've got there behind you. It looks like she's wearing a Vietnamese dress if I'm not wrong

[@TheOvernightMom]

Oo I like the Jesse tree cross! Such a good idea!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

I know I have been hoping for some thing like this! It is so neat!

[@Elizabeth_Lucy]

Can you make a video about bread and water fasting? What kind of bread and how much can you eat?

[@danielamorales5957]

Man I should of done this prior. Thank you though, I will be prepared next year.

[@hashtagCatholic]

You might want to clarify that it's two small meals that do not equal the size of one meal and then one meal. So it's more like a meal and two very small snacks. :-) Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are also days of abstinence, so no meat either! Also, after you've read this comment, feel free to delete whether you decide to make that clarification or not. :-D

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

hashtagCatholic oh yes! Well said I should have clarified that better!

[@JewelBlueIbanez]

A Catholic Mom's Life it’s also not a matter of “you should if you’re a Good Catholic”. Catholics are canonically bound under the pain of mortal sin to Fast and Abstain on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

[@safaritourtravel7501]

laudate Jesu christus Wow im 23 yrs boy from kilimanjaro tanzania. im happy to be catholic, now i can sing all latin songs used in latin holy mass. in this lent for suren i will be busy with my doctor studies but will fast every friday and have confession every saturday.help me is this correct? thank you

[@blinkspacestudio8892]

Eating food does not mean fasting. Fasting is water only as far as I am concerned. I will be water fasting for Ash Wednesday and every Friday until Lent is over. Its REALLY good for you.

[@ACommonLife]

Thanks for sharing, Heather! I have a similar video coming out next week :) . I love that Jesse Tree alternative!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

A Common Life oh good! I can’t wait to watch!

[@kimpitts4822]

Amazing video. I’ll do the 54 day novina with you :) I’m also giving up social media

[@kimpitts4822]

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[@kimpitts4822]

Alberto EightyEight kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHrTdKyHaquDo7s

[@jaqian]

@@protestant77 Show one to support your argument.

[@joefagan6244]

Lent 2019.

[@willir131]

A great place to find activities to do with kids during Lent is catholicicing.com. She also has a great activity called Holy Week in Handprints that I used to do with my preschool class when I was a teacher. I also have a cd of the stations of the cross that we do with our kids. I believe it’s from Holy Heroes :)

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Rachael thank you for sharing! Kids activities are great for the kids😊

[@Lobaxsiempre]

I am in!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Bren Awesome😊

[@kikaalma]

:) thank you for sharing this.

[@kellyh8218]

Great video as always!!!

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Kelly Hardy thank you!

[@rhwinner]

7 Sorrows of Mary

[@jaqian]

How do you do the stations of the cross?

[@carlosmolina9698]

Hello Heather!

[@elijahzetye7582]

wow, i didn't know you could eat at all on ash Wednesday

[@amus3765]

Rosary of tears of blood pls .iam confused about it .how to count beads and pray the 7 mysteries

[@jaqian]

Never heard of that one, I say the 4 mysteries

[@oliveroliver1273]

If your child under 18 can you fast

[@cmarti6984]

Favorite meatless meal: www.pickuplimes.com/single-post/2018/02/24/comforting-coconut-red-lentil-daal. I omit ginger and curry but keep the rest and my young kids love it too

[@checkersssss9]

Have you seen the movie "The Passion of the Christ"?

[@jimmarquez-medina9543]

Fasting should be year round! Has to be because we live in the time of Diabolic Disorientation. Popes have failed to Consecrate Russia 🇷🇺. Start a petition Francis for Fatima. ✝️

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

The more Fasting the better! This is so true:)

[@jimmarquez-medina9543]

A Catholic Mom's Life Check out Fr. Gruner’s books. They need to be required reading. You are adorable ❤️ ✝️ Francis has to Consecrate 🇷🇺.