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Sickness during Lent.
- Thread starter J. Crawford
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Guys, I cant type too long, Im very sick. I have a hardcore headcold, and a very high fever. What I want to know is, I gave up pop for Lent, being Catholic, and my mom keeps pushing me to drink Ginger Ale.
Im very religious, altar server, confirmed, etc.
I need to know, can I drink the pop/soda for Lent? Or would that be sinning.
Respond ASAP.
EDIT: Im not sure about Religion on TB, so if the post is closed, someone please PM me. Please.
I suggest consulting a priest. Really. I will bet he tells you that you are being too hard on yourself. He will probably tell you that there are dispensations for the sick.
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Dude, just drink some effing water. Ginger Ale doesn't cure colds anyway. It wouldn't actually be a sin if you drank the ale anyway.
Dude, just drink some effing water. Ginger Ale doesn't cure colds anyway. It wouldn't actually be a sin if you drank the ale anyway.
Not a sin to break your Lenten resolution. Dude, if your not feeling well, take care of yourself. Lent isn't meant for you to kill yourself, just get closer to God. give up something else.
Enough religion.
Enough religion.
Well, for one thing, the sugar in pop gives you energy, so drinking a pop with a good amount of water really helps.
DRINK LOTS OF WATER ANYWAYS!!! 70% of the time, the reason colds last as long as they do is because people are dehydrated and there body does not have enough strength to fight the cold.
As a fellow michigander, that's what everyone calls it. i usually call it soda, though, for whatever reason.
i'm completely not religious so i don't have an answer for ya, but i do have a question if that's cool.
are you supposed to just pick anything to give up for a while? or something you really enjoy or what?
are you supposed to just pick anything to give up for a while? or something you really enjoy or what?
Drink the Ginger Ale. Think about it... He would rather you be healthy than have you give something up. The sacrifice is meant so you consciously make an effort to change to be closer to God. Pray doubly hard and drink the ginger ale.
Being raised Catholic myself, it was always taught to me that giving up something for Lent was just part of doing something that related to the idea of the Lenten season. It wasn't a commandment by God, punishable by sin, that you abstain from something, just a good idea to get into the spirit of the season.
If you having doubts, Talkbass may not be the best place to ask. I'd start first and foremost with your priest.
If you having doubts, Talkbass may not be the best place to ask. I'd start first and foremost with your priest.
