The post title is courtesy of DD#2 who asked, a couple of years ago now, if we were have cheese tortellini to celebrate Ash Wednesday. Apparently serving cheese tortellini on Ash Wednesday had become a tradition--without my being aware of it.
So, yes, we celebrate Ash Wednesday here at the Warren with cheese tortellini and ashes and discussions of what we are doing for Lent--which usually means what we are "giving up." I encourage them to think of Lent as a time to "do," and I know they've heard that message in school and during the two years of Confirmation Prep. For some reason that message is a more difficult concept.
DD#2 and I are going meatless. I will add Bible study, return to saying the Rosary daily, and take the class on Lenten Reflection offered by my parish. More prayer is a good thing, right? I'm not sure what DS#2 is planning. I'll have to check.
Hubs is not thrilled with the meatless thing. But it will be good for him, too. He needs more veggies in his diet.
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