Parishable Items

Prayer

• Practice intentional, daily prayer.
• Pray with passages from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.
• Pray the Stations of the Cross communally or on your own.
• Read spiritual books and talk about them with Jesus.
• Learn more about a saint and grow closer to him or her.
• Pray the Rosary, imagining yourself present at each of the mysteries.
• Attend daily Mass.

Fasting

• Buy nothing that you do not need.
• Drink water in place of other beverages.
• Refrain from complaining.
• Say only good things about others unless your duty requires otherwise.
• Keep from the TV, internet, smart phone, iPad, and/or radio.
• Sleep without a pillow.
• Choose a distant parking space.

Almsgiving

• Save the money you would normally spend on something else to donate to a cause.
• Fill a give-away box with things you don’t really need.
• Clear your closet of clothes the clothes you don’t wear and give them away.
• When you go shopping, pick up non-perishable food items for the food bank.
• Contribute to our diocesan annual appeal to support Christ’s work.
• Give those living in nursing homes or the homebound the gift of a visit.
• Say three loving things to your spouse and kids each day.

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