Give Up Beer For Lent
Easter is in the rearview window and i have completed my lenten sacrifice of giving up alcohol.
Give up beer for lent. Catholics are not obliged to give up solid food for lent of course but they must do penance during the season of lent in the example of christ s 40 day fast in the wilderness in commemoration of his death and in preparation for easter. I m going to have. But ohio brewery employee del hall has decided to do the opposite. Lent you re meant to give something up.
We re in the midst of carnival season and lent starts this week. No alcohol for 40 days heather a taylor. But this lent i m going to give myself a gift. So as lent approached i tossed around the idea of giving up alcohol.
Giving up all food and drinks except for beer. I m excited to share my results after not drinking for nearly 50 days in february and march for lent. Del hall who works at the fifty west. Good thing he has easy access to it.
Some people might give up beer for lent as a way of abstaining from something they find pleasurable. But recently i noticed how much weight i d put on i was growing a beer belly and i wasn t a fan of my new companion. Catholics in the u s if healthy adults aged 18 59. It s supposed to be a sacrifice.
I didn t have a single drink on valentine s day st. He s only going to consume beer for the 40 day lenten season. It s easier if you do it with others. And no i didn t cheat once.
A special beer called doppelbock was invented precisely to provide extra nutrients and vitamins during lent. Patrick s day or any time that i was really stressed and needed to unwind. While many opt to give up alcohol entirely for the season of lent for 46 days del hall is drinking only beer wkrc reports hall is giving up food entirely until easter sunday. Many people catholic or not sacrifice something they enjoy during the 40 day stint that leads up to easter.
Giving up alcohol is a popular practice in this area following often overindulgence at carnival celebrations. You will be with like minded people doing the same. You re to give up those things that you love.