Fasting, okay--but feasting during Lent? Check these lists to see how both fasting and feasting fit into our observances this season. Not only can your family learn about these Lenten practices, you can talk with each other about how your family can fast and feast this Lent.
Fasting is an integral part of Lent. Traditionally it has included reducing the amount of food we eat and abstaining from meat. We fast to allow our physical hunger to remind us of our spiritual hunger, our need for God. The purpose of fasting is to turn our attention to both God and others.
Things to fast from…